,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,paul introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to allow ,federal funds        
appropriated for kindergarten through   
grade #ab education to follow the       
student4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,support ,children  
,having ,open ,opportunities for        
,learning ,act of #bjbj or the ,,school 
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,federal funding    
under the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife to follow the  
student ,title ,,viii of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,h ,funds to follow the     
student  #hgja4 ,funds to follow the    
student  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,funds to
 follow the student ,notwithstanding any

 other provision of law and to the      
extent permitted under ,state law1 a    
,state educational agency shall allocate
 grant funds provided under titles ,i1  
,,iii1 ,,iv1 ,v1 and ,,vi1 for the      
purposes of ensuring that funding under 
such titles follows children1 whether   
learning in person or remotely1 to the  
public school1 private school1 or home  
school they attend-- 7,a7 among the     
local educational agencies in the ,state
 based on the number of eligible        
children enrolled in the public schools 
operated by each local educational      
agency2 and  7,b7 directly to the       
eligible children1 through education    
savings accounts1 residing in the ,state
 who are enrolled in private schools or 
home schools4  7#b7 ,allowable uses of  
funds ,funds allocated under paragraph  
7#a7 may be used for1 but not limited   
to-- 7,a7 curriculum and curricular     
materials2  7,b7 books or other         
instructional materials2  7,c7          
technological educational materials2    

7,d7 online educational materials2  7,e7
 tutoring or educational classes outside
 the home2  7,f7 private school tuition2
  7,g7 extracurricular activities2  7,h7
 testing fees2  7,i7 diagnostic tools2  
and  7,j7 educational therapies for     
student with disabilities4  7#c7 ,plan  
7,a7 ,in general ,each ,state that      
carries out allocations described in    
paragraph 7#a7 shall establish a plan   
whereby the parent or guardian of each  
eligible child in the ,state will       
annually notify the relevant local      
educational agency of the public school 
or private school which the child will  
attend1 or if the child will instead    
attend home school4  7,b7 ,data         
collection ,information collected under 
this section by the ,state shall be used
 for the sole purposes of calculating   
the allocation of funds and distribution
 of funds under this section4  7b7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,eligible child ,the term eligible child
 means a child aged #e to #ag4  7#b7    

,home school ,the term home school means
 a home school as defined by the laws of
 the ,state in which the eligible child 
resides4  7c7 ,student enrollment in    
public schools1 private schools1 and    
home schools  7#a7 ,identification of   
eligible children ,on an annual basis1  
on a date to be determined by the ,state
 educational agency1 each local         
educational agency that receives grant  
funding in accordance with subsection   
7a7 shall inform the ,state educational 
agency of the number of eligible        
children enrolled in public schools     
served by the local educational agency  
and private schools and home schools    
located in the school district served by
 the local educational agency in order  
to provide allocations for each eligible
 child in equal amounts regardless of   
where the child attends school in the   
,state4  7#b7 ,allocation to local      
educational agencies and eligible       
children ,based on the identification of
 eligible children in paragraph 7#a71   

the ,state educational agency shall     
provide-- 7,a7 to a local educational   
agency an amount equal to the sum of the
 amount available for each eligible     
child in the ,state multiplied by the   
number of eligible children identified  
by the local educational agency under   
paragraph 7#a7 enrolled in public       
schools served by the local educational 
agency2 and  7,b7 to an eligible child  
residing in the ,state who is enrolled  
in a private school or home school1     
through an education savings account1 an
 amount equal to the sum of the amount  
available for an eligible child in the  
,state4  7#c7 ,distribution to public   
schools ,each local educational agency  
that receives funds under paragraph     
7#b77;,a7 shall distribute such funds to
 the public schools served by the local 
educational agency-- 7,a7 based on the  
number of eligible children enrolled in 
such schools2 and  7,b7 in a manner that
 would1 in the absence of such ,federal 
funds1 supplement the funds made        

available from non-,federal resources   
for the education of pupils             
participating in programs under this    
,act1 and not to supplant such funds 7in
 accordance with the method of          
determination described in section      
#aaag74  7#d7 ,distribution to eligible 
children ,each ,state that carries out  
allocations described in paragraph 7#a7 
shall distribute amounts to the eligible
 children residing in that ,state who   
enroll in a private school or home      
school-- 7,a7 through an education      
savings account1 as described in        
paragraph 7#b77;,b72 and  7,b7 in a     
manner that would1 in the absence of    
such ,federal funds1 supplement the     
funds made available from non-,federal  
resources for the education of pupils   
participating in programs under this    
,act1 and not to supplant such funds 7in
 accordance with the method of          
determination described in section      
#aaag74  7d7 ,application of            
participation of children enrolled in   

private schools ,the provisions of      
section #aaaf shall apply to this       
section4  7e7 ,rule of construction     
7#a7 ,federally funded school food      
programs ,nothing in this section shall 
be construed to preclude a child        
eligible for assistance under the free  
and reduced price school lunch program  
established under the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 from      
receiving assistance under such program4
  7#b7 ,prohibition of control over     
non-public education providers ,nothing 
in this section shall permit1 allow1    
encourage1 or authorize ,federal or     
,state control over non-public education
 providers4  4  #c4 ,federal funding    
under the ,individuals with             
,disabilities ,education ,act to follow 
the student ,part ,a of the ,individuals
 with ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  #faa4 
,funds to follow the student  7a7 ,in   

general  7#a7 ,funds to follow the      
student ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law and to the extent      
permitted under ,state law1 a ,state    
educational agency shall allocate grant 
funds provided under this ,act1 for the 
purposes of ensuring that funding under 
this ,act follows children1 whether     
learning in person or remotely1 to the  
public school1 private school1 or home  
school they attend-- 7,a7 among the     
local educational agencies in the ,state
 based on the number of eligible        
children enrolled in the public schools 
operated by each local educational      
agency2 and  7,b7 directly to the       
eligible children1 through education    
savings accounts1 residing in that      
,state who are enrolled in private      
schools or home schools4  7#b7          
,allowable uses of funds ,funds         
allocated under paragraph 7#a7 may be   
used for1 but not limited to-- 7,a7     
curriculum and curricular materials2    
7,b7 books or other instructional       

materials2  7,c7 technological          
educational materials2  7,d7 online     
educational materials2  7,e7 tutoring or
 educational classes outside the home2  
7,f7 private school tuition2  7,g7      
extracurricular activities2  7,h7       
testing fees2  7,i7 diagnostic tools2   
and  7,j7 educational therapies for     
student with disabilities4  7#c7 ,plan  
7,a7 ,in general ,each ,state that      
carries out allocations described in    
paragraph 7#a7 shall establish a plan   
whereby the parent or guardian of each  
eligible child in the ,state will       
annually notify the relevant local      
educational agency of the public school 
or private school which the child will  
attend1 or if the child will instead    
attend home school4  7,b7 ,data         
collection ,information collected under 
this section by the ,state shall be used
 for the sole purposes of calculating   
the allocation of funds and distribution
 of funds under this section4  7b7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,eligible child ,the term eligible child
 means a child with a disability who is 
eligible to receive special education   
and related services under this ,act4   
7#b7 ,home school ,the term home school 
means a home school as defined by the   
laws of the ,state in which the eligible
 child resides4  7c7 ,student enrollment
 in public schools1 private schools1 and
 home schools  7#a7 ,identification of  
eligible children ,on an annual basis1  
on a date to be determined by the ,state
 educational agency1 each local         
educational agency that receives grant  
funding in accordance with subsection   
7a7 shall inform the ,state educational 
agency of the number of eligible        
children enrolled in public schools     
served by the local educational agency  
and private schools and home schools    
located in the school district served by
 the local educational agency in order  
to provide allocations for each eligible
 child in equal amounts regardless of   
where the child attends school in the   

,state4  7#b7 ,allocation to local      
educational agencies and eligible       
children ,based on the identification of
 eligible children in paragraph 7#a71   
the ,state educational agency shall     
provide-- 7,a7 to a local educational   
agency an amount equal to the sum of the
 amount available for each eligible     
child in the ,state multiplied by the   
number of eligible children identified  
by the local educational agency under   
paragraph 7#a7 enrolled in public       
schools served by the local educational 
agency2 and  7,b7 to an eligible child  
residing in the ,state who is enrolled  
in a private school or home school1     
through an education savings account1 an
 amount equal to the sum of the amount  
available for an eligible child in the  
,state4  7#c7 ,distribution to public   
schools ,each local educational agency  
that receives funds under paragraph     
7#b77;,a7 shall distribute such funds to
 the public schools served by the local 
educational agency-- 7,a7 based on the  

number of eligible children enrolled in 
such schools2 and  7,b7 in a manner that
 would1 in the absence of such ,federal 
funds1 supplement the funds made        
available from non-,federal resources   
for the education of pupils             
participating in programs under this    
,act1 and not to supplant such funds4   
7#d7 ,distribution to eligible children 
,each ,state that carries out           
allocations described in paragraph 7#a7 
shall distribute amounts to the eligible
 children residing in that ,state who   
enroll in a private school or home      
school-- 7,a7 through an education      
savings account1 as described in        
paragraph 7#b77;,b72 and  7,b7 in a     
manner that would1 in the absence of    
such ,federal funds1 supplement the     
funds made available from non-,federal  
resources for the education of pupils   
participating in programs under this    
,act1 and not to supplant such funds4   
7d7 ,rule of construction  7#a7         
,federally funded school lunch programs 

,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to preclude a child eligible  
for assistance under the free and       
reduced price school lunch program      
established under the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 from      
receiving assistance under such program4
  7#b7 ,prohibition of control over     
non-public education providers ,nothing 
in this section shall permit1 allow1    
encourage1 or authorize ,federal or     
,state control over non-public education
 providers4  4