H.R. 745 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 745 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2023Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To allow the use of unspent educational funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address pandemic learning loss through Child Opportunity Scholarships. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act or the RECOVER Act. 2. Use of unobligated American Rescue Plan Act funds for Child Opportunity Scholarships Section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) by striking through the implementation of and inserting through— (A) the implementation of ; (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ; and and inserting ; or; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following: (B) the distribution of Child Opportunity Scholarships; and ; (2) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding after paragraph (4) the following: (5) may use any remaining amounts to distribute Child Opportunity Scholarships. ; and (3) in subsection (h)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively; (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) the term Child Opportunity Scholarship means direct financial assistance to the parent or guardian of an eligible student for a qualified educational expense in an amount reasonably commensurate to the negative educational impact intended to be addressed; (3) the term eligible student means a child who is a member of a household with an income which is not greater than 300 percent of the Federal poverty level; ; (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking and after the semicolon; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (5) the term qualified educational expense includes tutoring or educational classes outside the home, curriculum and curricular materials, books or instructional materials, technological education materials, online educational materials, private school tuition, testing fees, diagnostic tools, and educational therapies for students with disabilities; and .