,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hahb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,education to establish a grant program to make grants to the parents of students served by local educational agencies that will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with school year #bjai-bjbj1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,creating ,hope and ,opportunity through ,increased ,choice in ,education ,act or the ,,choice ,act4 #b4 ,opportunity grant program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a grant program 7to be known as the ,opportunity ,grant ,program7 to make grants to parents of eligible students for the purposes described in subsection 7d74 7b7 ,application 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 a parent of an eligible student shall submit to the ,secretary an application demonstrating-- 7,a7 the household income of such eligible student2 and 7,b7 with respect to school year #bjbj-bjba1 that the local educational agency serving such eligible student will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with school year #bjai-bjbj4 7#b7 ,other requirements ,the ,secretary shall accept applications under paragraph 7#a7 on an annual rolling basis and make such application available as a standardized form in electronic and written format4 7c7 ,amount of grants ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 each parent of an eligible student who the ,secretary determines qualifies for a grant under this section shall receive a grant under this section in an amount that-- 7#a7 in the case of an eligible student with a household income less than or equal to #ajj percent of the reduced price lunch rate income1 is equal to #ajj percent of the per-pupil funding with respect to the local educational agency serving such eligible student1 as determined by the ,secretary2 7#b7 in the case of an eligible student with a household income greater than #ajj percent but less than or equal to #aej percent of the reduced price lunch rate income1 is equal to #ij percent of the per-pupil funding with respect to the local educational agency serving such eligible student1 as determined by the ,secretary2 and 7#c7 in the case of an eligible student with a household income greater than #aej percent but less than or equal to #bjj percent of the reduced price lunch rate income1 is equal to #hj percent of the per-pupil funding with respect to the local educational agency serving such eligible student1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,use of funds ,any amounts made available to a parent under this section may be used-- 7#a7 with respect to an eligible student1 to pay the tuition and fees for a private elementary school or a private secondary school that is a qualified education provider approved under subsection 7e72 7#b7 for private tutoring 7including through a learning pod or microschool72 7#c7 for the home school expenses of such eligible student2 7#d7 to purchase educational materials1 including instruction materials and textbooks for such eligible student2 7#e7 for purchasing electronic devices to facilitate the education of such eligible student2 or 7#f7 for such other purposes as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7e7 ,registry of qualified education providers 7#a7 ,in general ,with respect to each ,state1 the ,secretary shall establish and maintain a registry of qualified education providers approved by the ,secretary for purposes of subsection 7d77#a74 7#b7 ,approval ,with respect to each ,state1 the ,secretary shall approve as a qualified education provider any private elementary school or private secondary school that demonstrates to the ,secretary that such school is licensed to operate in such ,state4 7f7 ,rules of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed-- 7#a7 to impact any aspect of private1 religious1 or home education providers2 7#b7 to exclude private1 religious1 or home education providers from receiving funds pursuant to a grant under this section2 or 7#c7 to require a qualified educational service provider to alter any creed1 practice1 admissions policy1 or curriculum in order to receive funds pursuant to a grant under this section4 7g7 ,funding ,from any amounts appropriated for section #ahjjc of division ,b of the ,,cares ,act on or after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall1 notwithstanding any other provision of title ,,xviii of division ,b of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71 use #aj percent of such amounts to carry out this section and award opportunity grants to parents with approved applications in accordance with this section4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible student ,the term eligible student means a student-- 7,a7 served by a local educational agency that1 with respect to school year #bjbj-bjba1 will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with school year #bjai-bjbj2 and 7,b7 from a household with a household income that is less than #bjj percent of the reduced price lunch rate income4 7#b7 ,,esea terms ,the terms local educational agency1 parent1 and ,secretary have the meanings given such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#c7 ,household income ,the term household income has the meaning given such term in section #cf;,b7d77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #cf;,b7d77#b774 7#d7 ,reduced price lunch rate income ,the term reduced price lunch rate income means #ahe percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 as adjusted annually in accordance with subparagraph 7,b7 of section #i7;b77#a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#a774