[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2270 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2270

  To improve the quality of education in the District of Columbia by 
    allowing choice for parents of elementary and secondary school 
                               students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 1993

  Mr. DeLay introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                 Committee on the District of Columbia

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve the quality of education in the District of Columbia by 
    allowing choice for parents of elementary and secondary school 
                               students.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) in 1991 the average score for the Scholastic Aptitude 
        Test in the District of Columbia was 702 compared to a national 
        average score of 896;
            (2) the District of Columbia ranks 48 out of 51 States with 
        a high school graduation rate of less than 62 percent in 1990; 
        and
            (3) for the 1989-1990 school year, the District of Columbia 
        spent $8,904 for each student compared with the national 
        average cost of $4,960.

SEC. 2. VOUCHERS TO PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    A parent or legal guardian of an elementary or secondary student 
who lives in the District of Columbia is eligible to receive a voucher 
that equals the cost of the average per student expenditure (using the 
most recent available school year figures) for each child to be used 
for an accredited elementary or secondary school.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION.

    A parent or guardian who meets the requirements of section 2 and 
wishes to receive a voucher under this Act shall submit an application 
each year for each child to the designated office in the District of 
Columbia.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The vouchers made available under this Act shall be made available 
for the school year that begins not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

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