[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 825 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 825

   To provide funds to schools that provide educational services to 
                      homeless children and youth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2001

 Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, 
 and Mrs. Myrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition, to the 
   Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide funds to schools that provide educational services to 
                      homeless children and youth.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF MCKINNEY FUNDS.

    (a) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal 
law, a State educational agency or local educational agency that 
receives funds under subtitle B of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) shall provide, to the 
extent practicable, such funds to any public elementary or secondary 
school accredited by the State that provides educational services to 
homeless children and youth.
    (b) Right of Choice.--Notwithstanding section 722(g) and paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of section 723(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act, a homeless parent or guardian may exercise the right to 
choose to enroll a child or youth in a public elementary or secondary 
school accredited by the State designed exclusively for the education 
of homeless children and youth, if available.
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