,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbfb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 ,mannion 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 and ,ms4 ,chu7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,education to make payments to ,state educational agencies to provide immediate services or assistance to local educational agencies and non-public schools that serve an area in which a major disaster or emergency has been declared1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,restarting ,education ,after ,disasters ,act or the ,,read ,act4 #b4 ,immediate aid to restart school operations 7a7 ,payments authorized 7#a7 ,in general ,from amounts appropriated to carry out this section1 the ,secretary is authorized to make payments1 on such basis as the ,secretary determines appropriate1 to ,state educational agencies to enable such agencies to provide services or assistance to local educational agencies or non-public schools serving an area in which a covered disaster or emergency has been declared4 7#b7 ,enrollment ,in determining the amount to be provided in payments authorized under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 take into consideration the number of students who were enrolled1 during the school year immediately preceding the school year in which a covered disaster or emergency occurred1 in elementary schools and secondary schools that were closed as a result of such covered disaster or emergency2 and 7,b7 give priority to ,state educational agencies serving elementary schools and secondary schools that were not used for educational instruction for #cj or more days4 7b7 ,eligibility1 consideration1 and equity 7#a7 ,eligibility and consideration ,from the payment provided by the ,secretary under subsection 7a71 the ,state educational agency shall provide services and assistance to local educational agencies and non-public schools1 consistent with the provisions of this section4 ,in determining the amount to be provided for services or assistance under this section1 the ,state educational agency shall consider the following3 7,a7 ,the number of school-aged children served by the local educational agency or non-public school in the academic year preceding the academic year for which the services or assistance are provided4 7,b7 ,the severity of the impact of the covered disaster or emergency on the local educational agency or nonpublic school and the extent of the needs in each local educational agency or non-public school that is in an area in which a covered disaster or emergency has been declared4 7#b7 ,equity ,educational services and assistance provided for eligible non-public school students under paragraph 7#a7 shall be equitable in comparison to the educational services and other benefits provided for public school students under this section1 and shall be provided in a timely manner4 7c7 ,applications ,each local educational agency or non-public school desiring services or assistance under this section shall submit an application to the ,state educational agency at such time1 in such manner1 and accompanied by such information as the ,state educational agency may reasonably require to ensure expedited and timely provision of services or assistance to the local educational agency or non-public school4 7d7 ,uses of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a local educational agency or non-public school receiving services or assistance from the ,state educational agency under this section shall use such services or assistance for-- 7,a7 recovery of student and personnel data1 and other electronic information2 7,b7 replacement of school district information systems1 including hardware and software2 7,c7 financial operations2 7,d7 reasonable transportation costs2 7,e7 rental of mobile educational units and leasing of neutral sites or spaces2 7,f7 initial replacement of instructional materials and equipment1 including textbooks2 7,g7 redeveloping instructional plans1 including curriculum development2 7,h7 initiating and maintaining education and support services2 7,i7 facility and equipment repairs and minor renovation of schools2 and 7,j7 such other activities related to the purpose of this section that are approved by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,use with other available funds ,a local educational agency or non-public school receiving services or assistance under this section may use such services or assistance in coordination with other ,federal1 ,state1 or local funds available for the activities described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,special rules 7,a7 ,prohibition ,services or assistance provided under this section shall not be used for construction or major renovation of schools4 7,b7 ,secular1 neutral1 and nonideological services or assistance ,services or assistance provided under this section1 including equipment and materials1 shall be secular1 neutral1 and nonideological4 7e7 ,supplement not supplant 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 services or assistance made available under this section shall be used to supplement1 not supplant1 any funds made available through the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency or through a ,state4 7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not prohibit the provision of ,federal assistance under this section to an eligible ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 or nonpublic school that is or may be entitled to receive1 from another source1 benefits for the same purposes as under this section if-- 7,a7 such ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 or school has not received such other benefits by the time of application for ,federal assistance under this section2 and 7,b7 such ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 or school agrees to repay all duplicative ,federal assistance received to carry out the purposes of this section4 7f7 ,assistance to non-,public schools 7#a7 ,funds availability 7,a7 ,in general ,from the payment provided by the ,secretary under subsection 7b7 to a ,state educational agency1 the ,state educational agency shall reserve an amount of funds1 to be made available to non-public schools in the ,state1 that is not less than an amount that bears the same relation to the payment as the number of students in non-public elementary schools and secondary schools in the ,state bears to the total number of students in non-public and public elementary schools and secondary schools in the ,state4 7,b7 ,number of schools ,the number of students in schools described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be determined by the ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics ,common ,core of ,data for the most recent school year for which data is available4 7,c7 ,use of funds ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the funds reserved under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be used for the provision of services or assistance at non-public schools4 7#b7 ,special rule ,if funds reserved under paragraph 7#a7 remain unobligated #abj days after the date of enactment of this section1 such funds may be used to provide services or assistance under this section to local educational agencies4 7#c7 ,public control of funds ,the control of funds for the services and assistance provided to a non-public school under paragraph 7#a71 and title to materials1 equipment1 and property purchased with such funds1 shall be in a public agency1 and a public agency shall administer such funds1 materials1 equipment1 and property and shall provide such services 7or may contract for the provision of such services with a public or private entity74 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered disaster or emergency ,the term covered disaster or emergency means a major disaster or emergency that has been declared-- 7,a7 in accordance with section #dja or #eja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj2 #eaij72 or 7,b7 by the ,state served by such ,state educational agency1 in accordance with ,state law4 7#b7 ,,esea terms ,the terms elementary school1 local educational agency1 secondary school1 ,secretary1 and ,state educational agency have the meanings given such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#c7 ,non-public school ,the term non-public school means a non-public elementary school or secondary school that-- 7,a7 is accredited or licensed or otherwise operates in accordance with ,state law2 and 7,b7 was in existence on the date that is #a week prior to the date that the major disaster or emergency was declared for the area4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj1 to remain available until expended4