Keep Schools Open Act

Bill: 117-hr-6564
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-02-02
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keep Schools Open Act</strong></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools, local or state educational agencies, or institutions of higher education (IHEs) that do not provide in-person instruction.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits a school, educational agency, or IHE from receiving federal education funds unless the school, educational agency, or IHE (1) demonstrates to the Department of Education (ED) that it provides in-person instruction to students, and (2) certifies to ED that it will not discontinue in-person instruction for students due to COVID-19. This prohibition does not apply to a school, educational agency, or IHE that provides distance education or other virtual instruction to students in the regular course of its operations for reasons that are unrelated to COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2022 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Fleischmann , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Tiffany , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Budd , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Ms. Tenney , and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To require educational agencies and institutions to provide in-person instruction to students as a condition of receiving Federal education funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Schools Open Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funding for educational agencies and institutions that do not provide in-person instruction (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to subsection (b), no Federal education funds may be provided to an educational agency or institution unless the educational agency or institution— (1) demonstrates to the Secretary of Education that the agency or institution provides in-person instruction to students; and (2) certifies to the Secretary that the agency or institution will not discontinue in-person instruction for students due to COVID–19. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to an educational agency or institution that provides distance education or other virtual instruction to students in the regular course of operations for reasons unrelated to COVID–19. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term educational agency or institution means the following: (A) An elementary school (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )). (B) A secondary school (as such term is defined in such section 8101). (C) A local educational agency (as such term is defined in such section 8101). (D) A State educational agency (as such term is defined in such section 8101). (E) An institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )). (2) The term Federal education funds means any funds made available— (A) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ); (B) under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ); or (C) for purposes relating to education under any other provision of Federal law.