Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act

Bill: 116-s-3947
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2020-06-11
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Education programs funding

Educational technology and distance education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Higher education

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935-2936)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows additional uses for higher education emergency relief funds and requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to apply for such funds.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill permits IHEs to use emergency relief funds to defray expenses, including those related to lost revenue, incurred expenses, technology costs for distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll. Currently, the use of such funds is limited to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).</p> <p> Further, IHEs must apply to the Department of Education to receive such funds.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2020 Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the provisions relating to the higher education emergency relief fund to clarify the flexibility provided to institutions and for students under the fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act . 2. Higher education relief fund Section 18004 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking determines have the and inserting determines, through an application process, demonstrate the ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus and inserting defray expenses (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll) ; (B) by striking Institutions and inserting Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), institutions ; and (C) by inserting , with the eligibility and selection of the students receiving such grants being determined solely by each such institution before the period at the end; and (3) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) by inserting determining grant recipients and after In ; and (B) by inserting , by application under such section 18004(a)(3), after demonstrates .