117 S3460 PCS: Keep Kids in Schools Act U.S. Senate 2022-01-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II Calendar No. 240 117th CONGRESS2d Session S. 3460 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2022 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 18, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To prohibit local educational agencies from obligating certain Federal funds when schools are not providing full time in-person instruction.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keep Kids in Schools Act.

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Restriction relating to in-person instruction

(a)

In General

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), a local educational agency that received funds under section 18003 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), section 313 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260), or section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) shall not obligate such funds during any period when one or more elementary or secondary schools served by such local educational agency are not providing full time in-person instruction. (b)

Exception

The restriction described in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a school that is not providing full time in-person instruction due to following quarantine or isolation guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

January 18, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar