,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbf,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       
,section #aaab ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcab7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ &  
aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#g71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2

 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#h7 comply ) ! 9-p]son in/ruction      
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7f74  
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7f7  ,9-,p]son in/ruction requirem5ts   
7#a7  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is subsection3   
7,a7 ,cov]$ fund+ am\nt ,! t]m cov]$    
fund+ am\nt means ! quoti5t (--  7i7 an 
am\nt equal to--  7,i7 ! funds provid$  
"u ?is "p to a p>ticul> elem5t>y s*ool  
or second>y s*ool2 divid$ by  7,,ii7 !  
numb] ( /ud5ts :o att5d t s*ool2 divid$ 
by  7ii7 ! numb] ( s*ool days = :i* su* 
funds h be5 provid$4  7,b7  ,cov]$ s*ool
  ,! t]m cov]$ s*ool means a public     
elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool t      
receives funds provid$ "u ?is "p4  7,c7 
,qualifi$ educational exp5ses  ,! t]m   
qualifi$ educational exp5ses means      
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 )          
disabilities4  7#b7  ,di/ribution (     
cov]$ fund+  ,n lat] ?an ! beg9n+ ( !   
fir/ s*ool ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ! ,kids 9 ,classes ,act1 &   
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 9 ord] 
to be eligible to receive funds "u ?is  
"p1 ea* local educational ag5cy %all--  
7,a7 e/abli% a failure to op5 direct    
paym5t plan 9 accordance ) p>agraph     
7#c72 &  7,b7 agree to c>ry out su* plan
 9 ! ev5t t a cov]$ s*ool s]v$ by !     
local educational ag5cy fails = m ?an #c
 days dur+ a s*ool ye>1 = reasons relat$
 to public heal? em]g5cy or collective  
b>ga9+ action1 to make available 9-p]son
 in/ruction = all /ud5ts :o wi% to      
att5d4  7#c7  ,failure to op5 direct    
paym5t plan  7,a7  ,9 g5]al  ,ea* local 
educational ag5cy %all e/abli% a failure
 to op5 direct paym5t plan t e/abli%es &
 expla9s h[ a p>5t ( ea* *ild :o att5ds 
a cov]$ s*ool s]v$ by ! local           
educational ag5cy w be directly paid1 = 
use on qualifi$ educational exp5ses1 !  

am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 if t 
cov]$ s*ool fails = m ?an #c days dur+ a
 s*ool ye>1 = reasons relat$ to public  
heal? em]g5cy or collective b>ga9+      
action1 to make available 9-p]son       
in/ruction = all /ud5ts :o wi% to att5d4
  7,b7  ,am\nt ( paym5t  ,! am\nt (     
paym5t %all be an am\nt equal to-- 7i7 !
 cov]$ fund+ am\nt2 multipli$ by  7ii7 !
 numb] ( days 9 :i* su* s*ool fails1 =  
reasons relat$ to public heal? em]g5cy  
or collective b>ga9+ action1 to make    
available 9-p]son in/ruction = all      
/ud5ts :o wi% to att5d4  7,c7  ,tim+ (  
paym5t  ,to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1
 direct paym5ts made to p>5ts "u ?is    
subsection %all be made to p>5ts on ea* 
day t a cov]$ s*ool fails to op5 z      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7,d7      
,receipts  ,z "p ( ! failure to op5     
direct paym5t plan1 ea* local           
educational ag5cy %all require t p>5ts  
receiv+ direct paym5ts "u ?is           
subsection--  7i7 submit receipts to !  
local educational ag5cy to demon/rate t 

su* direct paym5ts h be5 sp5t on        
qualifi$ educational exp5ses2 or  7ii7  
return any am\nts ( su* direct paym5ts t
 are n us$ = qualifi$ educational       
exp5ses to ! local educational ag5cy n  
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! cov]$ s*ool has
 resum$ 9-p]son in/ruction4  4