,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fchj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1    
,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4
 ,la,turner1 ,mr4 ,/eil1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 
,mr4 ,g>b>9o1 ,mr4 ,bab91 & ,mr4        
,ob]nolte7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,education to e/abli% a     
grant program to make grants to ! p>5ts 
( /ud5ts enroll$ 9 elem5t>y s*ools or   
second>y s*ools t1 = any reason relat$  
to ,,covid-#ai1 are fail+ to provide    
9-p]son in/ruction = ea* enroll$ /ud5t =
 ea* s*ool day ( s*ool ye> #bjba-bjbb1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,op5 ,s*ools ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,p>5ts are be/ equipp$ to make         
decisions = _! *ildr51 includ+ !        
educational sett+ t w be/ s]ve ! int]e/s
 & educational ne$s ( _! *ild4  7#b7    

,aft] m ?an #b ye>s ( ! ,,covid-#ai     
p&emic1 x is n[ kn[n t p&emic-relat$    
s*ool closures deprive *ildr5 ( !       
equaliz+ =ce ( education4 ,! p&emic is  
wid5+ educational inequality & ! le>n+  
gaps creat$ by ^! %utd[ns w only get ev5
 worse if !y cont9ue4  7#c7 ,pe]        
int]actions are a crucial +r$i5t to     
academic success4 ,a ,yale ,univ]sity   
/udy has f\nd t ! inability to be )     
fri5ds & pe]s f diff]5t socioeconomic   
gr\ps did m damage to *ildr5's          
educational progress ?an any o!r factor 
& und]scor$ ! importance ( hav+ kids f  
across ! socioeconomic spectrum le>n+   
toge!r4  7#d7 ,:5 s*ools close1 p>5ts   
are (t5 ask$ to facilitate ! le>n+ (    
*ildr5 at home & c /ruggle to p]=m ?is  
task4 ,?is is especially true = p>5ts ) 
limit$ res\rces :i* c be exac]bat$ ev5 m
 = rural families )\t access to broadb&4
  7#e7 ,despite :at ! ma9/ream m$ia says
 ab\t mo/ p>5ts across ,am]ica work+ f  
home1 t simply is n ! case4 ,9 fact1 !  
va/ majority ( p>5ts d n h ! "w f home  

luxury _m s-call$ exp]ts w\ld h y       
believe4 ,?is has fur!r divid$ ! ,unit$ 
,/ates betwe5 regul>1 h>d-work+ p>5ts & 
a new laptop class t only works         
remotely4 ,^! work+-class p>5ts d n h ! 
ability to help _! *ildr5 le>n :5 _!    
s*ool swit*es to remote le>n+1 ev5 if   
only = a few days at a "t4  7#f7        
,crucial b5*m>ks l a*ievem5t te/s & high
 /akes exam9ations t det]m9e admission  
or advancem5t to new education levels & 
in/itutions1 are ?r[n into dis>ray :5   
s*ools close4 ,/rategies to po/pone1    
skip1 or adm9i/] exam9ations at a       
di/ance raise s]i\s conc]ns ab\t        
fairness1 especially :5 access to le>n+ 
becomes v>iable4 ,disruptions to        
assessm5ts results 9 /ress = /ud5ts & _!
 families & (t5 trigg] dis5gagem5t4     
7#g7 ,y\? may be uniquely susceptible to
 negative m5tal heal? outcomes if !y are
 exp]i5c+ p&emic-relat$ disruptions to  
9-p]son s*ool+ 9 int]section ) o!r      
adv]se circum/ances1 su* z racism1      
pov]ty1 food insecurity1 or home        

in/ability4 ,loss ( access to s*ool-bas$
 m5tal heal? c>e may be ( height5$      
importance = y\? f l[-income families1 z
 !y are mo/ likely to receive m5tal     
heal? s]vices solely f _! s*ool4  7#h7  
,onl9e le>n+ is no sub/itute = classroom
 in/ruction4 ,nationally1 on av]age1    
tea*]s say !y're work+ #b few] h\rs p]  
day ?an :5 !y 7 9 _! classrooms4 ,& !y  
e/imate t _! /ud5ts are sp5d+ half z mu*
 "t le>n+1 #c h\rs a day1 z !y 7 be=e ! 
coronavirus p&emic4  7#i7 ,*icago ,mayor
 ,lori ,lightfoot & ,*icago public      
s*ools lead]%ip insi/ s*ools are safe & 
h call$ ! refusal ( ! ,*icago ,tea*]s   
,union to "w 9-p]son a /rike & an       
illegal "w action4 ,:ite ,h\se ,press   
,secret>y ,j5 ,psaki has confirm$ s*ools
 are safe = /ud5ts1 includ+ 9 ,*icago4  
,m ?an #cjj1jjj public s*ool /ud5ts 9   
,*icago 7 (f 9 ,janu>y aft] ! di/rict   
cancel$ classes :5 ! ,*icago ,tea*]s    
,union vot$ to refuse ord]s to "w       
9-p]son4 ,our s*ools are safe1 ,*icago  
public s*ools ,,ceo ,p$ro ,m>t9ez said  

dur+ a press conf]5ce on ,janu>y #d1    
#bjbb1 aft] ! results ( ! vote 7        
ann\nc$4 ,!re is no evid5ce t our s*ools
 h ev] be5 unsafe ?is s*ool ye>44 ,he   
add$ t ,*icago s*ools r>ely saw evid5ce 
( any major transmission4  7#aj7 ,in/ead
 ( p\r+ money into s*ools t are fail+ to
 /ay op5 = full1 9-p]son le>n+1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates mu/ in/ead use ^! taxpay] doll>s
 to support *ildr51 n ! tea*]'s unions1 
& all[ p>5ts to make decisions ab\t _!  
*ild's educational future4 ,! ,unit$    
,/ates %\ld provide eligible p>5ts !    
ability to elect to educate _! *ild 9 an
 alt]nate mann]1 ap>t f _! local public 
s*ool t has clos$ = 9-p]son le>n+4  #c4 
,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,education %all e/abli% a   
grant program to make grants to p>5ts ( 
eligible /ud5ts = ! purposes describ$ 9 
subsection 7d74  7b7 ,application  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive a   
grant "u ?is section1 a p>5t ( an       
eligible /ud5t %all submit to !         
,secret>y an application demon/rat+ t1 =

 any reason relat$ to ,,covid-#ai1 !    
cov]$ s*ool 9 :i* su* /ud5t is enroll$ =
 s*ool ye> #bjba-bjbb is fail+ to       
provide 9-p]son le>n+ = ea* enroll$     
/ud5t = ea* s*ool day dur+ su* s*ool    
ye>4  7#b7 ,o!r requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y
 %all accept applications "u p>agraph   
7#a7 on an annual roll+ basis & make su*
 application available z a /&>diz$ =m 9 
electronic & writt5 =mat4  7c7 ,am\nt ( 
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p>5t ( #a or m 
eligible /ud5ts :om ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 qualifies = a grant "u ?is section %all
 receive su* grant = ea* eligible /ud5t 
( su* p>5t 9 an am\nt t does n exce$    
#aj1jjj4 ,an eligible /ud5t may n b5efit
 f m ?an #a grant "u ?is section4  7#b7 
,fund+ ,to aw>d su* a grant1 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7,a7 require ! ,/ate t provid$  
funds "u section #bjja ( ! ,am]ican     
,rescue ,plan ,act ( #bjba 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #cdja note7 to ! local        
educational ag5cy 9 :i* ! applicable    
cov]$ s*ool is locat$ to return su*     
funds to ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 use su*   

return$ funds = su* grant4  7d7 ,use (  
funds ,any am\nts made available to a   
p>5t "u ?is section may be us$1 )       
respect to an eligible /ud5t-- 7#a7 to  
pay ! tuition & fees = a private        
elem5t>y s*ool or a private second>y    
s*ool2  7#b7 to pay ! co/ 7su* z !      
av]age p] pupil price7 ( att5d+ a public
 elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool t     
provides 9-p]son s*ool2  7#c7 = private 
tutor+ 7includ+ ?r\gh a le>n+ pod or    
micros*ool72  7#d7 = ! home s*ool       
exp5ses2  7#e7 to pur*ase educational   
mat]ials1 includ+ in/ruction mat]ials & 
textbooks2  7#f7 = pur*as+ electronic   
devices to facilitate ! education ( su* 
eligible /ud5t2 or  7#g7 = su* o!r      
purposes z ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate4  7e7 ,docum5tation ,!      
,secret>y may reque/ docum5tation f a   
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section t     
demon/rates t su* grant 0 us$ 9         
accordance ) subsection 7d74  7f7 ,rules
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all 
be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to impact any aspect (

 private1 religi\s1 or home education   
provid]s2  7#b7 to exclude private1     
religi\s1 or home education provid]s f  
receiv+ funds pursuant to a grant "u ?is
 section2 or  7#c7 to require a qualifi$
 educational s]vice provid] to alt] any 
cre$1 practice1 admissions policy1 or   
curriculum 9 ord] to receive funds      
pursuant to a grant "u ?is section4  7g7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,eligible /ud5t ,! t]m eligible /ud5t   
means a /ud5t :o is enroll$ = s*ool ye> 
#bjba-bjbb 9 a cov]$ s*ool t1 = any     
reason relat$ to ,,covid-#ai1 is fail+  
to provide 9-p]son le>n+ = ea* enroll$  
/ud5t = ea* s*ool day dur+ su* s*ool    
ye>4  7#b7 ,cov]$ s*ool ,! t]m cov]$    
s*ool means an elem5t>y s*ool or        
second>y s*ool locat$ 9 a local         
educational ag5cy t receiv$ an am\nt "u 
section #bjja ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue ,plan
 ,act ( #bjba 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja      
note74  7#c7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms        
elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y s*ool1 p>5t1 & 
,secret>y h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9    

section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74