,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4        
,hastings1 and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services and the ,secretary of  
,education to make public a plan for the
 continuation of education during a     
public health emergency4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pandemic ,planning and ,response ,for  
,schools ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,plan for  
continuation of education during public 
health emergency ,not later than #cj    
days after the date on which the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines1 pursuant to       
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71   
that a public health emergency exists1  

such ,secretary1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,education1 shall     
provide to the ,congress1 the ,states1  
and the public a clear and concise plan 
containing guidance on-- 7#a7 best      
practices for keeping students and      
faculty safe during the public health   
emergency2  7#b7 best practices for     
keeping schools functioning to the      
maximum extent possible1 consistent with
 public health requirements and         
recommendations2 and  7#c7 establishing 
priorities for cohorts of students who1 
consistent with public health           
requirements and recommendations1 should
 receive-- 7,a7 an education program    
based entirely on online delivery of    
instruction2  7,b7 an education program 
which occurs under direct instructor    
supervision at a school or other        
location away from home2 and  7,c7 a    
hybrid or blended learning program1     
which occurs under direct instructor    
supervision at a school or other        
location away from home and1 at least in

 part1 through online delivery of       
instruction4