Keep Our PACT Act

Bill: 118-s-1202
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-04-19
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Special education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act </b></p> <p>This bill provides funding through FY2033 for grant programs operated by local educational agencies to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving students and other students who attend elementary and secondary schools with relatively high concentrations of students from low-income families. Additionally, the bill permanently reauthorizes the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1202 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2023 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Padilla , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Luján , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Reed , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Markey , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Smith , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Mr. Booker , and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Children are our Nation’s future and greatest treasure. (2) A high-quality education is the surest way for every child to reach his or her full potential. (3) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ) helps address inequity in education in school districts across the United States to provide a high-quality education to every student. (4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ) guarantees all children with disabilities a first-rate education. (5) The amendments made to such Act by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–446 ; 118 Stat. 2647) committed Congress to providing 40 percent of the national current average per-pupil expenditure for students with disabilities. (6) A promise made must be a promise kept. 3. Mandatory funding of part A of title I of ESEA (a) Definition of fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation In this section, the term fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation means the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ). (b) Funding There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. )— (1) for fiscal year 2024, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $20,536,802,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (2) for fiscal year 2025, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $22,735,435,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (3) for fiscal year 2026, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $25,169,449,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (4) for fiscal year 2027, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $27,864,044,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (5) for fiscal year 2028, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $30,847,118,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (6) for fiscal year 2029, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $34,149,554,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (7) for fiscal year 2030, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $37,805,543,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (8) for fiscal year 2031, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $41,852,935,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; (9) for fiscal year 2032, an amount that equals the difference between— (A) the fiscal year 2023 part A of title I appropriation; and (B) $46,333,634,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater; and (10) for fiscal year 2033, $51,294,029,000 or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for such programs, whichever is greater. 4. Mandatory funding of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411(i) ) is amended to read as follows: (i) Funding (1) In general For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated— (A) $16,259,193,000 or 14.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024, and there are hereby appropriated $5,870,321,000 or 5.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2024, and shall remain available through September 30, 2025; (B) $18,636,567,000 or 16.0 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2025, and there are hereby appropriated $7,535,090,000 or 6.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2025, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2025, and shall remain available through September 30, 2026; (C) $21,361,554,000 or 17.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated $9,671,973,000 or 8.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 2027; (D) $24,484,981,000 or 20.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, and there are hereby appropriated $12,414,856,000 or 10.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2027, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2027, and shall remain available through September 30, 2028; (E) $28,065,107,000 or 22.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, and there are hereby appropriated $15,935,595,000 or 12.8 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2028, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2028, and shall remain available through September 30, 2029; (F) $32,168,709,000 or 25.3 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, and there are hereby appropriated $20,454,785,000 or 16.1 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2029, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2029, and shall remain available through September 30, 2030; (G) $36,872,329,000 or 28.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, and there are hereby appropriated $26,255,574,000 or 20.2 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2030, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2030, and shall remain available through September 30, 2031; (H) $42,263,698,000 or 31.8 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, and there are hereby appropriated $33,701,415,000 or 25.4 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2031, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2031, and shall remain available through September 30, 2032; (I) $48,443,379,000 or 35.7 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, and there are hereby appropriated $43,258,828,000 or 31.9 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2032, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2032, and shall remain available through September 30, 2033; and (J) $55,526,635,000 or 40.0 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033 and each subsequent fiscal year, and there are hereby appropriated $55,526,635,000 or 40.0 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2033 and each subsequent fiscal year, which— (i) shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year 2033 on July 1, 2033, and shall remain available through September 30, 2034; and (ii) shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year. (2) Amount With respect to each subparagraph of paragraph (1), the amount determined under this paragraph is the product of— (A) the total number of children with disabilities in all States who— (i) received special education and related services, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data; and (ii) were aged— (I) 3 through 5 (with respect to the States that were eligible for grants under section 619); and (II) 6 through 21; and (B) the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States. .