,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bchf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ogles introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve        
education outcomes by emp[]+ p>5ts1     
,/ates1 & local communities1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,make ,education ,great    
,aga9 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,p>5ts1 z ! prim>y        
educators ( _! *ildr51 %\ld h mean+ful  
*oices 9 _! *ildr5's education1 includ+ 
public1 *>t]1 private1 & homes*ool+     
options4  7#b7 ,f$]al ov]rea* 9         
education policy has l$ to decreas$     
local control & has n demon/rably       
improv$ academic outcomes = /ud5ts4     
7#c7 ,re/or+ educational decision-mak+  
to p>5ts1 ,/ates1 & local communities w 
fo/] acc\ntability1 innovation1 & bett] 
educational results4  7#d7 ,policies t  
respect p>5tal rights & ,/ate sov]eignty
 are ess5tial to ensur+ t s*ools        

effectively s]ve /ud5ts4  7#e7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t %\ld remove unnecess>y       
regulatory b>ri]s & support policies t  
all[ p>5ts & communities to pursue ! be/
 educational opportunities = *ildr54    
#c4 ,au?orities ( ! ,secret>y (         
,education ,! ,secret>y ( ,education    
may1 consi/5t ) applicable law-- 7#a7   
take /eps to ensure t ,f$]al education  
funds emp[] p>5ts & local communities r 
?an ,f$]al bureaucracies2  7#b7 review &
 resc9d1 revise1 or am5d regulations1   
guidance docum5ts1 & policies t limit   
p>5tal rights or ,/ate & local control  
ov] education2  7#c7 promote policies t 
support s*ool *oice1 includ+ exp&+      
access to education sav+s acc\nts1 v\*] 
programs1 & *>t] s*ools2  7#d7 id5tify &
 r$uce ,f$]al adm9i/rative burd5s on    
,/ates1 s*ool di/ricts1 & educational   
in/itutions2  7#e7 collaborate ) ,/ates 
& localities to enc\rage high-quality   
education practices :ile respect+ ,/ate 
& local decision-mak+ au?ority2  7#f7   
enhance transp>5cy reg>d+ educational   

cont5t1 policies1 & fund+ s t p>5ts &   
communities c make in=m$ decisions2 &   
7#g7 ensure t ,f$]al funds are us$ 9 a  
mann] t supports /ud5t a*ievem5t r ?an  
,f$]al m&ates4  #d4 ,sp5d+ limitations &
 report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,au?ority ,to 
r$uce sp5d+ ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education may1 z   
appropriate to c>ry out ?is ,act1       
obligate or exp5d less ?an ! total      
am\nts appropriat$ = education programs1
 provid$ t su* r$uctions d n violate    
/atutory requirem5ts = m&atory fund+4   
7b7 ,report+ requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] ! end ( ea* fiscal qu>t]1 !   
,secret>y ( ,education %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report detail+--  
7#a7 ! total am\nt ( appropriat$ funds n
 obligat$ or exp5d$ dur+ ! previ\s      
qu>t]2  7#b7 a description ( ! programs 
or activities affect$ by ! r$uc$ sp5d+2 
&  7#c7 ! rationale = ! decision to     

)hold or r$uce sp5d+ 9 ea* case4  #e4   
,rules ( con/ruction  7a7 ,no ,f$]al    
m&ate on ,/ates or local educational    
ag5cies ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$
 to m&ate1 direct1 or control a ,/ate1  
local educational ag5cy1 or s*ool's     
curriculum1 /&>ds1 assessm5ts1 or       
policies4  7b7 ,p>5tal rights ,no?+ 9   
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit !     
rights ( p>5ts to direct ! education &  
upbr++ ( _! *ildr54  7c7 ,/ate & local  
autonomy ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ to preempt or limit ! au?ority (
 ,/ates & local educational ag5cies to  
det]m9e education policy1 except z      
requir$ by ,f$]al law4  7d7 ,no new     
sp5d+ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$  
to au?orize new sp5d+ by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t beyond exi/+ appropriations4  
7e7 ,no effect on homes*ool+ ,no?+ 9 ?is
 ,act %all be con/ru$ to regulate1      
re/rict1 or o!rwise affect homes*ool+4