To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.

Bill: 117-hr-9280
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2022-11-07
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits a local educational agency (LEA) from receiving federal funds if the LEA imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on students at public elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the LEA.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9280 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2022 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID–19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds for certain local educational agencies (a) In general No Federal funds may be provided to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID–19 vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by such student at a public elementary school or secondary school under the jurisdiction of such agency. (b) ESEA terms In this section, the terms elementary school , local educational agency , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).