A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
- Last Action
- 5/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-03Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-03 (00)
Put Students First Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing certain FY2021 education funds or COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to an elementary or secondary school that does not offer in-person instruction by April 30, 2021. A school must forfeit or return these funds if it does not offer in-person instruction by that date.
Additionally, the bill outlines the use of forfeited and returned funds. A state may regain eligibility for these funds if it submits an implementation plan to ED that provides students with school choice options. If a state does not submit an implementation plan, then the funds must be provided as grants to states with the highest percentage of schools offering in-person instruction.
Cosponsors (8)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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