,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to all[ = !       
portability ( funds "u title ,i ( !     
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,exp&+ ,s*ool ,*oice ,act4  
#b4 ,title ,i portability ,"p ,a ( title
 ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et   
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #aabh4 ,title ,i funds foll[ ! 
l[-income *ild ,/ate option  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is  
title or any o!r provision ( law & to ! 
ext5t p]mitt$ "u ,/ate law1 a ,/ate     
educational ag5cy may allocate grant    
funds "u ?is "p among ! local           
educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate bas$ on ! 
numb] ( eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9 !     
public s*ools s]v$ by ea* local         

educational ag5cy & ! ,/ate-accr$it$    
private s*ools )9 ea* local educational 
ag5cy's geographic jurisdiction4  7b7   
,eligible *ild  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m eligible *ild means a    
*ild ag$ #e to #ag1 inclusive1 f a      
family ) an income bel[ ! pov]ty level  
on ! basis ( ! mo/ rec5t satisfactory   
data publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4 
7#b7 ,crit]ia ( pov]ty ,9 det]m9+ !     
families ) incomes bel[ ! pov]ty level =
 ! purposes ( ?is section1 a ,/ate      
educational ag5cy %all use ! crit]ia (  
pov]ty us$ by ! ,c5sus ,bureau 9 compil+
 ! mo/ rec5t dec5nial c5sus1 z ! crit]ia
 h be5 updat$ by increases 9 ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s1  
publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics4
  7c7 ,/ud5t enrollm5t 9 public &       
private s*ools  7#a7 ,id5tification (   
eligible *ildr5 ,on an annual basis1 on 
a date to be det]m9$ by ! ,/ate         
educational ag5cy1 ea* local educational
 ag5cy t receives grant fund+ 9         
accordance ) subsection 7a7 %all in=m ! 

,/ate educational ag5cy ( ! numb] (     
eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9 public s*ools 
s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy & !   
,/ate-accr$it$ private s*ools )9 ! local
 educational ag5cy's geographic         
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,allocation to local
 educational ag5cies ,bas$ on !         
id5tification ( eligible *ildr5 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,/ate educational ag5cy
 %all provide to a local educational    
ag5cy an am\nt equal to ! sum ( ! am\nt 
available = ea* eligible *ild 9 ! ,/ate 
multipli$ by ! numb] ( eligible *ildr5  
id5tifi$ by ! local educational ag5cy "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,di/ribution to   
s*ools ,ea* local educational ag5cy t   
receives funds "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all    
di/ribute su* funds to ! public s*ools  
s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy &     
,/ate-accr$it$ private s*ools )9 ! local
 educational ag5cy's geographic         
jurisdiction--  7,a7 bas$ on ! numb] (  
eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9 su* s*ools2 & 
7,b7 9 a mann] t w\ld1 9 ! abs5ce ( su* 
,f$]al funds1 supplem5t ! funds made    

available f non-,f$]al res\rces = !     
education ( pupils p>ticipat+ 9 programs
 "u ?is subp>t1 & n to supplant su*     
funds4  4