,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,biggs introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,a (     
title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y      
,education ,act ( #aife to all[ ,/ates1 
9 accordance ) ,/ate law1 to let ,f$]al 
funds = ! education ( disadvantag$      
*ildr5 foll[ l[-income *ildr5 to !      
public s*ool1 *>t] s*ool1 accr$it$      
private s*ool1 or supplem5tal           
educational s]vice program !y att5d1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,end+ ,common ,core
 & ,exp&+ ,s*ool ,*oice ,act4  #b4 ,/ate
 educational ag5cy grants to eligible   
*ildr5  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,a ( title ,i (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47  
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  ,a ,,/ate   
,,educational ,,ag5cy ,,grants ,,to     
,,eligible ,,*ildr5  #aaaa4 ,allocations
 to ,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal  

ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all allocate ! am\nt  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is "p among    
,/ate education ag5cies bas$ on ! numb] 
( eligible *ildr5 resid+ 9 ea* ,/ate4   
7b7 ,eligible *ild ,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  7c7 ,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  #aaab4     
,funds foll[+ eligible *ildr5  7a7      
,calculation ( p] pupil am\nt ,= ea*    
fiscal ye>1 ! ,/ate educational ag5cy   
%all calculate ! p] pupil am\nt by      
divid+ ! am\nt made available to ! ag5cy
 "u section #aaaa by ! numb] ( eligible 

*ildr5 7z def9$ 9 section #aaaa7;b77    
resid+ 9 ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,ea*
 ,/ate educational ag5cy %all use ea* p]
 pupil am\nt calculat$ "u subsection 7a7
 = qualifi$ elem5t>y & second>y         
education exp5ses & 9 a mann] direct$ by
 ,/ate law4  7c7 ,funds di/ribut$ to    
p>5ts ,9 a case 9 :i* ,/ate law directs 
a ,/ate educational ag5cy to di/ribute  
all or a portion ( a p] pupil am\nt to a
 p>5t ( an eligible *ild1 ! ag5cy also  
%all det]m9e1 consi/5t ) ,/ate law1 h[ !
 ag5cy w v]ify t funds are be+ us$ 9    
accordance ) ?is section & :e!r to      
require ! p>5t to e/abli% an educational
 sav+s acc\nt or o!r d$icat$ acc\nt to  
ma9ta9 su* funds4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m qualifi$ elem5t>y &     
second>y education exp5ses1 :5 us$ )    
respect to a *ild1 means any ( ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,exp5ses )9 ! budget ( ! local    
educational ag5cy hav+ jurisdiction ov] 
! geographic area 9 :i* ! *ild resides4 
7#b7 ,exp5ses )9 ! budget ( ! public or 
*>t] s*ool ! *ild may att5d )\t pay+    

tuition or fees4  7#c7 ,tuition & fees  
requir$ to be paid 9 ord] = ! *ild to   
att5d a public or *>t] s*ool 9 ! ,/ate 9
 :i* ! *ild resides4  7#d7 ,tuition &   
fees requir$ to be paid 9 ord] = ! *ild 
to att5d an accr$it$ or o!rwise         
,/ate-approv$ private s*ool 9 ! ,/ate 9 
:i* ! *ild resides4  7#e7 ,fees requir$ 
to be paid = ! *ild to p>ticipate 9 a   
,/ate-approv$ supplem5tal educational   
s]vices program4  #aaac4 ,rules (       
con/ruction  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no (fic] or  
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all1     
?r\gh grants1 contracts1 or o!r         
coop]ative agreem5ts1 m&ate1 direct1 or 
control a ,/ate1 local educational      
ag5cy1 or s*ool's specific in/ructional 
cont5t1 academic /&>ds & assessm5ts1    
curricula1 or program ( in/ruction      
7includ+ any requirem5t1 direction1 or  
m&ate to adopt ! ,common ,core ,/ate    
,/&>ds develop$ "u ! ,common ,core ,/ate
 ,/&>ds ,initiative1 any o!r academic   
/&>ds common to a significant numb] (   
,/ates1 or any assessm5t1 in/ructional  

cont5t1 or curriculum align$ to su*     
/&>ds71 nor %all any?+ 9 ?is ,act be    
con/ru$ to au?orize su* (fic] or        
employee to d s4  7b7 ,no requirem5t ,to
 implem5t assessm5ts1 /&>ds1 or         
acc\ntability sy/ems ,an (fic] or       
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all n    
require a ,/ate educational ag5cy1 local
 educational ag5cy1 s*ool1 or ,indian   
,tribe to implem5t an annual assessm5t1 
academic /&>d1 or acc\ntability sy/em1  
or condition funds made available "u ?is
 "p ^u su* implem5tation4  4  7b7       
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,repeal ( ,/ate  
assessm5t grants ,"p ,b ( title ,i ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et seq47 is  
repeal$4  7#b7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,section #ajjb ( su* ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjb7 is am5d$--  7,a7 
by /rik+ ! subsection head+ = subsection
 7a7 & ins]t+ ,/ate educational ag5cy   
grants = eligible *ildr52 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ subsection 7b74