,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #defc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffl] introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
give ,/ates ! flexibility to h ,f$]al   
education funds foll[ ! *ild4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*oice 
= ,e ,*ild ,act4  #b4 ,title ,i         
portability  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$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #aabh4 ,title ,i funds foll[
 ! l[-income *ild ,/ate option  7a7 ,9  
g5]al  7#a7 ,allocation to ,l,e,as      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law & to ! 
ext5t p]mitt$ "u ,/ate law1 a ,/ate     
educational ag5cy may allocate grant    
funds "u ?is "p to ! local educational  
ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate bas$ on ! numb] (     
eligible *ildr5 9 ea* local educational 
ag5cy 7includ+ su* *ildr5 :o are enroll$
 9 ! public s*ools s]v$ by ! local      

educational ag5cy1 enroll$ 9 !          
,/ate-accr$it$ private s*ools )9 local  
educational ag5cy's geographic          
jurisdiction1 or p>ticipat+ 9 homes*ool 
9 su* jurisdiction74  7#b7 ,*oice (     
di/ribution ,ea* ,/ate may *oose :e!r to
 h local educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate  
di/ribute funds made available =        
eligible *ildr5 :o are enroll$ 9        
,/ate-accr$it$ private s*ools )9 ea*    
local educational ag5cy's geographic    
jurisdiction directly to su* s*ools 9   
accordance ) subsection 7c77#c77;,a7 or 
directly to ! p>5ts ( su* *ildr5 9      
accordance ) subsection 7c77#c77;,b74   
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
  7#c7 ,am\nt p] eligible *ild ,! am\nt 
available = ea* eligible *ild 9 ! ,/ate 
%all be equal to-- 7,a7 ! total am\nt   
available to ! ,/ate "u ?is section2    
divid$ by  7,b7 ! total numb] ( eligible
 *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate4  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      
ag5cy1 enroll$ 9 ! ,/ate-accr$it$       
private s*ools )9 local educational     
ag5cy's geographic jurisdiction1 or     
p>ticipat+ 9 homes*ool 9 su*            
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  7,a7
 ,direct di/ribution to private s*ools  
,9 ! case ( a ,/ate t *ooses to h funds 
"u ?is section di/ribut$ directly to    
,/ate-accr$it$ private s*ools )9 ! local
 educational ag5cy's geographic         
jurisdiction1 ! 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-- 7i7 bas$ on ! numb] (    
eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9 su* s*ools2 & 
7ii7 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  7,b7 ,di/ribution to p>5ts (    
private s*ool /ud5ts ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate
 t *ooses to h funds "u ?is section     
di/ribut$ directly to p>5ts ( *ildr5 t  
are enroll$ 9 ,/ate-accr$it$ private    
s*ools )9 ! local educational ag5cy's   
geographic jurisdiction1 ! local        
educational ag5cy t receives funds "u   
p>agraph 7#b7 %all-- 7i7 di/ribute su*  
funds to ! public s*ools s]v$ by ! local
 educational ag5cy bas$ on ! numb] (    
eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9 su* s*ools2   
7ii7 di/ribute ! am\nt available = ea*  
eligible *ild to ! p>5ts ( ea* *ild :o  
is enroll$ 9 a ,/ate-accr$it$ private   
s*ool )9 ! local educational ag5cy's    
geographic jurisdiction = use = qualifi$
 educational exp5ses2 &  7iii7 di/ribute
 funds "u p>agraph 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  7,c7
 ,di/ribution to p>5ts ( home s*ool     
/ud5ts ,ea* local educational ag5cy t   
receives funds "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all    
di/ribute ! am\nt available = ea*       
eligible *ild to ! p>5ts ( ea* *ild :o  
p>ticipates 9 homes*ool = use = qualifi$
 educational exp5ses4  7d7 ,qualifi$    
educational exp5ses  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m qualifi$ educational 
exp5ses means-- 7,a7 tuition2  7,b7     
curriculum & curricul> mat]ials2  7,c7  
books or o!r in/ructional mat]ials2     
7,d7 onl9e educational mat]ials2 &  7,e7
 tuition = tutor+ or educational classes
 outside ( ! home1 includ+ at a tutor+  
facility1 b only if ! tutor or          
in/ructor-- 7i7 is n relat$ to ! /ud5t2 
7ii7 is lic5s$ z a tea*] 9 any ,/ate2 & 
7iii7 is a subject matt] exp]t 9 !      
relevant subject4  7#b7 ,homes*ool      
,qualifi$ educational exp5ses %all      
include exp5ses = ! purposes describ$ 9 
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 
7#a7 9 connection ) a homes*ool 7:e!r   

treat$ z a homes*ool or a private s*ool 
= purposes ( applicable ,/ate law74  7e7
 ,treatm5t ( direct paym5ts ,! am\nt (  
any direct paym5t to p>5ts ( an eligible
 *ild "u ?is section %all n be treat$ z 
income ( ! *ild or 8 or h] p>5ts =      
purposes ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf or = det]m9+ eligibility = any o!r
 ,f$]al program4  7f7 ,prohibition (    
control ov] non-,public education ,no?+ 
9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to        
au?orize additional ,f$]al or ,/ate     
control ov] non-public education        
provid]s4  4  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts      
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section #b 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et    
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #aabg ! foll[+3       
#aabh4 ,title ,i funds foll[ ! l[-income
 *ild ,/ate option4  4  #c4 ,f$]al fund+
 "u ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities      
,education ,act to foll[ ! *ild ,"p ,b (
 ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa et 

seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #fbj4 ,,idea funds foll[ ! *ild
 ,/ate option  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law & to ! ext5t       
p]mitt$ "u ,/ate law1 a ,/ate           
educational ag5cy may e/abli% a program 
?r\gh :i* ! funds made available "u ?is 
"p are allocat$ to ! local educational  
ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate bas$ on ! numb] (     
eligible *ildr5 )9 ea* local educational
 ag5cy's geographic jurisdiction4  7b7  
,eligible *ild  7#a7 ,eligible *ild     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible    
*ild means a *ild ) a disability :o is  
eligible to receive special education & 
relat$ s]vices "u ?is "p4  7#b7 ,am\nt  
p] eligible *ild ,! am\nt available =   
ea* eligible *ild 9 ! ,/ate %all be     
equal to-- 7,a7 ! total am\nt available 
to ! ,/ate "u ?is "p2 divid$ by  7,b7 ! 
total numb] ( eligible *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate4
  7c7 ,allocation to ,l,e,as  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 )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 ! 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 ( funds ,ea* local    
educational ag5cy t receives funds "u   
p>agraph 7#b7 %all-- 7,a7 di/ribute to  
ea* public s*ool s]v$ by ! local        
educational ag5cy an am\nt equal to--   
7i7 numb] ( eligible *ildr5 enroll$ 9   
su* s*ool2 multipli$ by  7ii7 ! am\nt   
available = ea* eligible *ild 9 ! ,/ate2
  7,b7 di/ribute to ! p>5ts ( ea*       
eligible *ild 9 local educational       
ag5cy's geographic jurisdiction :o is n 

enroll$ 9 public s*ool an am\nt equal to
 ! am\nt available = ea* eligible *ild 9
 ! ,/ate = use = qualifi$ educational   
exp5ses2 &  7,c7 di/ribute ! funds "u   
p>agraph 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  7d7 ,qualifi$  
educational exp5ses  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m qualifi$ educational 
exp5ses means-- 7,a7 tuition2  7,b7     
curriculum & curricul> mat]ials2  7,c7  
books or o!r in/ructional mat]ials2     
7,d7 onl9e educational mat]ials2 &  7,e7
 tuition = tutor+ or educational classes
 outside ( ! home1 includ+ at a tutor+  
facility1 b only if ! tutor or          
in/ructor-- 7i7 is n relat$ to ! /ud5t2 
7ii7 is lic5s$ z a tea*] 9 any ,/ate2 & 
7iii7 is a subject matt] exp]t 9 !      
relevant subject4  7#b7 ,homes*ool      
,qualifi$ educational exp5ses %all      
include exp5ses = ! purposes describ$ 9 

subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 
7#a7 9 connection ) a homes*ool 7:e!r   
treat$ z a homes*ool or a private s*ool 
= purposes ( applicable ,/ate law74  7e7
 ,paym5ts to p>5ts ,9 ! case ( an       
eligible *ild :o is n enroll$ 9 public  
s*ool & ^: p>5ts receive a direct paym5t
 "u subsection 7c77#c77;,b71 ! ,/ate    
%all be consid]$ to h provid$ t *ild ) a
 free appropriate public education1 to h
 provid$ special education & relat$     
s]vices to t *ild1 & to h fulfill$ !    
,/ate's o!r obligations "u ?is "p )     
respect to t *ild4  7f7 ,treatm5t (     
direct paym5ts ,! am\nt ( any direct    
paym5t to p>5ts ( an eligible *ild "u   
?is section %all n be treat$ z income ( 
! *ild or 8 or h] p>5ts = purposes ( !  
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf or =     
det]m9+ eligibility = any o!r ,f$]al    
program4  7g7 ,prohibition ( control ov]
 non-,public education ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section %all be con/ru$ to au?orize     
additional ,f$]al or ,/ate control ov]  
non-public education provid]s4  4