US Congress House Bill 6259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Make Education Local Act of 2018 This bill authorizes each state that submits to the Department of Education a state management decision to receive federal education funding on a consolidated basis. A state may use funding received pursuant to such a decision for any educational purpose. Each state management decision shall contain specified information, including: (1) a list of programs that are subject to the state management decision, and (2) a description of how the state will address persistently failing public schools. Each state operating under a state management decision shall: (1) establish an accountability system focused on assessing the academic achievement of students, (2) inform the public regarding the student-achievement assessment system, (3) report annually to parents and the general public on student progress and other school options available in the state, and (4) provide for the equitable program participation of private-school children and teachers in the same manner as provided under current law.

Make Education Local Act of 2018

Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2018-06-28	House	Introduced in House

HB719 (Related) 2017-01-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
SB221 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S449)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6259/BILLS-115hr6259ih.pdf