,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1         
#bjba,mr4 ,hagerty introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to restrict funds to local     
educational agencies that have obligated
 previously appropriated funds and      
reopen schools for in-person learning4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reopen for ,kids ,act4  #b4    
,funding for reopening  7a7 ,no new     
funds until available funds are         
obligated ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of law1 no funds appropriated 
under part #a of subtitle ,a of title   
,,ii of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act
 of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b7 may be  
used to provide assistance to a local   
educational agency to prevent1 prepare  
for1 or respond to the coronavirus--    
7#a7 while funds awarded to such local  
educational agency under the ,elementary

 and ,secondary ,school ,emergency      
,relief ,fund or ,governor's ,emergency 
,education ,relief ,fund under title    
,,viii of division ,b of the ,,cares    
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 or title   
,,iii of the ,coronavirus ,response and 
,relief ,supplemental ,appropriations   
,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj7     
remain unobligated2 and  7#b7 unless the
 local educational agency-- 7,a7 submits
 a plan to the ,state educational agency
 to provide full-day1 in-person learning
 #e days a week for all students        
medically able to participate at all    
public schools served by the local      
educational agency2 and  7,b7 fully     
implements such plan1 except as provided
 in subsection 7b71 not later than #ad  
days after the date the ,state          
educational agency approves such plan4  
7b7 ,amendment to reopening plan  7#a7  
,in general ,if a local educational     
agency determines there is a significant
 rise in ,,covid cases in the area      
served by the local educational agency  

after the plan described in subsection  
7a77#b77;,a7 has been implemented1 the  
local educational agency may amend the  
plan4  7#b7 ,amendment ,an amendment    
under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall be    
approved by the ,governor1 in           
consultation with the local school      
board2  7,b7 may include a short-term   
reversion to part-time or full-time     
virtual learning1 if warranted by a     
significant rise in ,,covid cases in the
 area served by the local educational   
agency2 and  7,c7 shall specify a date  
by which1 or conditions under which1 the
 local educational agency will return to
 providing in-person learning as        
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a74   
7c7 ,return of funds  7#a7 ,in general  
,a local educational agency that1 as    
determined by the ,state educational    
agency1 fails to implement the plan     
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 not
 later than #ad days after the date the 
,state educational agency approves such 
plan1 shall return to the ,state-- 7,a7 

#ge percent of the funds received by the
 end of the first #g days the           
implementation of the plan is delayed   
beyond the #ad days2 and  7,b7 the      
remaining #be percent of the funds      
received by the end of the second #g    
days the implementation of the plan is  
delayed beyond the #ad days4  7#b7      
,coming into compliance ,notwithstanding
 paragraph 7#a71 a local educational    
agency that implements the plan within  
#ad days of being in noncompliance shall
 be eligible to receive the full amount 
under part #a of subtitle ,a of title   
,,ii of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act
 of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b7 for     
which the agency is eligible4  7#c7     
,funds to be returned to treasury ,a    
,state shall return all funds returned  
to the ,state under paragraph 7#a7 to   
the general fund of the ,department of  
the ,treasury4