Dollars to the Classroom Act

Bill: 113-hr-2963
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Dollars to the Classroom Act - Requires at least 95% of any federal funds made available to a state by the Secretary of Education for elementary or secondary education to be used: (1) for academic and classroom or classroom-related purposes, or (2) at the elementary or secondary school level.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2963 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2013 Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide dollars to the classroom.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dollars to the Classroom Act . 2. Limitation on use by States of Federal funds provided for elementary and secondary education Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than 95 percent of any Federal funds made available to a State or State educational agency by the Secretary of Education for a purpose relating to elementary or secondary education shall be used— (1) for academic and classroom (or classroom-related) purposes; or (2) at the elementary school or secondary school level.