Let Them Learn Act

Bill: 118-s-165
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Let Them Learn Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools receive a COVID-19 vaccination.</p> <p>The bill also nullifies the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, enacted by the DC Council. That act (1) requires COVID-19 vaccinations for students in elementary and secondary schools and staff at licensed child care facilities, and (2) provides for the electronic transmission of COVID-19 and other vaccination certifications for school attendance.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 165 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2023 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Lee , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Braun , Mr. Hawley , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Them Learn Act . 2. Prohibition on use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered school The term covered school means an elementary school or a secondary school, as those terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ), in the District of Columbia. (2) COVID–19 vaccine The term COVID–19 vaccine means any vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) that is approved under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ) or section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ). (b) Prohibition No Federal or local funds may be used by the District of Columbia or a covered school to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by the student in a covered school, including any requirement that a student receive a COVID–19 vaccine in order to be able to attend in-person classroom instruction or participate in any school-related activity on or off campus, including an athletic or academic competition. 3. Repeal of Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 The Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24–85), enacted by the District of Columbia Council on January 12, 2022, and effective on March 2, 2022, shall have no force or effect.