US Congress Senate Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S449)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A PLUS Act Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act This bill allows each state to receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and manage the funds to advance the educational policy of the state. A declaration of intent must be formulated by a combination of specified state officials or by referendum and must list the programs for which consolidated funding is requested. States may use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law, but must make certain assurances that they will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, abide by federal civil rights laws, advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged, and use federal funds to supplement rather than supplant state funding. Each declaration state shall: (1) inform the public about its student achievement assessment system, (2) report annually on student progress toward the state's proficiency standards by specified student groups, and (3) provide for the equitable participation of private school children and teachers in the same manner as provided for under current law.

A PLUS Act Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S449)

HB719 (Same As) 2017-01-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
HB6259 (Related) 2018-06-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/221/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s221/BILLS-115s221is.pdf