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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2520 
To assess the impact of school closures due to COVID–19, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. MANN, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. DONALDS, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To assess the impact of school closures due to COVID– 
19, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kids In-Person Deter-
mines School Success Act’’ or the ‘‘KIDS Success Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS AND ASSESSMENT ON IMPACT OF 
SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO COVID–19. 
(a) LEA INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
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local educational agency that received funds under section 
2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
Law 117–2) shall submit to the Secretary of Education 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) With respect to each unopened school in the 
jurisdiction of such agency— 
(A) an explanation of the reasons such 
school has not opened for full-time, in-person 
learning in accordance with the guidance of the 
Centers for Disease Control titled ‘‘Operational 
Strategy for K–12 Schools through Phased Pre-
vention’’, as updated on March 19, 2021; and 
(B) the expected date on which students 
are expected to return to such school for full- 
time, in-person learning. 
(2) The total amount of Federal COVID–19 re-
lief funds received by the local educational agency in 
the preceding 12 months. 
(3) Such other information as the Secretary of 
Education may require. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Using the information re-
ceived from local educational agencies under sub-
section (a) and other available research and informa-
tion, the Secretary of Education shall conduct an as-
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sessment of the effects of school closures due to 
COVID–19, including— 
(A) the long-term effects of extended e- 
learning and hybrid learning on students; 
(B) the effect of such closures on student 
absenteeism and disciplinary changes; and 
(C) any other effects the Secretary deter-
mines to be relevant. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the assessment conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘unopened school’’ means an ele-
mentary school or secondary school that is not open 
for full-time, in-person learning as of April 5, 2021. 
(2) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 8101 if the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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