,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ieb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc,mr4    
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% an alt]native use ( c]ta9 ,f$]al
 education funds :5 9-p]son in/ruction  
is n available4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,kids 9 ,classes   
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,rese>* indicates t *ildr5 
liv+ 9 ! poore/ #bj p]c5t (             
neighborhoods 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w       
exp]i5ce ! mo/ negative & long-la/+     
effects ( s*ool closures4  7#b7         
,rese>*]s pr$ict t #a ye> ( s*ool       
closures w co/ n9? grad]s 9 ! poore/    
communities a #be p]c5t decrease 9 _!   
po/-educational e>n+ pot5tial1 ev5 if t 
ye> ( closure is foll[$ by #c ye>s (    
normal s*ool+4 ,by contra/1 ! same      
rese>*]s pr$ict no sub/antial losses =  
/ud5ts f ! ri*e/ #bj p]c5t (            

neighborhoods4  7#c7 ,long p]iods (     
s*ool closures dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 deprive l[-income /ud5ts & /ud5ts (    
color ! equaliz+ =ce ( education4  7#d7 
,s*ool closures w wid5 educational      
inequality & ! le>n+ gaps creat$ by ^!  
closures w p]si/ z /ud5ts progress ?r\gh
 high s*ool1 putt+ _! future prospects  
at risk4  7#e7 ,data %[s t clos$        
classrooms 7 disproportionately compos$ 
( disadvantag$ /ud5ts1 z well z /ud5ts )
 l[ ma!matics scores1 /ud5ts ) limit$   
,engli% pr(ici5cy1 or /ud5ts :o qualify 
= a free or r$uc$ pric$ lun*4  7#f7     
,s*ool %utd[ns contribute to            
disproportionate le>n+ loss =           
disadvantag$ /ud5ts1 comp\nd+ exi/+     
gaps4  #c4 ,use ( title ,i funds if     
9-p]son in/ruction is n available  7a7  
,title ,i funds ,to foll[ eligible      
*ildr5 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 a ,/ate educational ag5cy %all n       
receive grant funds provid$ "u title ,i 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et    

seq471 unless ! ,/ate has provid$ = !   
allocation ( ^? funds directly to ! p>5t
 or gu>dian ( an eligible *ild =        
qualifi$ educational exp5ses 7includ+   
curriculum & curricul> mat]ials1 books  
or in/ructional mat]ials1 te*nological  
educational mat]ials1 onl9e educational 
mat]ials1 tutor+ or educational classes 
outside ! home1 private s*ool tuition1  
te/+ fees1 diagno/ic tools1 &           
educational !rapies = /ud5ts )          
disabilities7 = ! purposes ( ensur+ t   
fund+ "u su* title foll[s eligible      
*ildr54  7b7 ,eligible *ild ,9 ?is      
section ! t]m eligible *ild means a *ild
 :o att5ds a public elem5t>y s*ool or   
second>y s*ool t-- 7#a7 receives funds  
provid$ "u title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq472 &  7#b7 fails1
 = reasons relat$ to a collective b>ga9+
 action or public heal? em]g5cy1 to make
 available 9-p]son in/ruction = all     
/ud5ts :o wi% to att5d4