Educational Flexibility for Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-1213
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2021-02-23
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child safety and welfare

Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Educational Flexibility for Families Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires elementary and secondary schools, in order to receive additional appropriations for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years, to provide an option for students to attend in-person classes during these school years. The requirement also applies to state and local educational agencies that serve elementary or secondary schools.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2021 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To require elementary schools and secondary schools to provide an option for safe, in-person attendance during school years 2020–2021 and 2021–2022.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Educational Flexibility for Families Act . 2. Requirement for safe, in-person attendance option (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no amounts are authorized to be appropriated for school years 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 to any elementary school or secondary school, or any local educational agency or State educational agency that serves an elementary school or secondary school, that does not provide an option for students to attend classes, safely and in-person, at the school during such school year. (b) Definitions The terms elementary school , secondary school , local educational agency , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).