[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3748 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3748

     To provide additional funds to local educational agencies for 
  elementary and secondary education and pupil services for students 
        displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2005

  Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
Ortiz, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
   Mr. Reyes, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
   Nadler, Mr. Boren, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
   McDermott, Ms. Solis, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide additional funds to local educational agencies for 
  elementary and secondary education and pupil services for students 
        displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Displaced Student Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND PUPIL SERVICES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
              STUDENTS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE KATRINA.

    (a) In General.--From funds appropriated under this section, the 
Secretary of Education shall make grants to local educational agencies 
in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for the purpose of facilitating the 
enrollment, attendance, and success in public elementary and secondary 
schools of displaced students.
    (b) Maximum Grant Amount.--The maximum amount of the grant a local 
educational agency may receive under this section for any fiscal year 
is--
            (1) the number of displaced students in the geographic area 
        served by the local educational agency, as determined by the 
        Secretary; multiplied by
            (2) $8,305.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Local educational agencies shall use funds 
received under this section for education and pupil services for 
displaced students who are enrolled in public schools served by the 
agency. Such services may include the following:
            (1) Outreach to families affected by a specified hurricane 
        disaster in order to facilitate such families in enrolling 
        displaced students in school.
            (2) Hiring additional teachers, paraprofessionals, and 
        pupil services personnel required due to the enrollment of such 
        students.
            (3) Procurement of additional equipment and classroom 
        supplies required due to the enrollment of such students.
            (4) Procurement of additional classroom space required due 
        to the enrollment of such students.
            (5) Transportation services provided to such students.
            (6) Counseling and other mental health services for such 
        students.
    (d) Application.--No local educational agency may receive a grant 
under this section unless the local educational agency submits an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    (e) School Lunches.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
displaced student is deemed eligible for free lunches under section 9 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758).
    (f) Reports.--6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall submit 
reports to the appropriate committees of the Congress concerning the 
implementation of this section.
    (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``child'' means any person within the age 
        limits for which the State in which the person is located 
        provides free public education.
            (2) The term ``displaced student'' means a child who--
                    (A) is a homeless child or youth (as defined in 
                section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a));
                    (B) but for a specified hurricane disaster, would 
                be enrolled during a school year in an elementary or 
                secondary school in a State;
                    (C) is unable, due to such disaster, to access the 
                education and pupil services that the child otherwise 
                would be receiving at such school; and
                    (D) due to such disaster, is enrolled at a public 
                elementary or secondary school in a different 
                geographic location in a State.
            (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (8 U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) The terms ``pupil services'' and ``pupil services 
        personnel'' have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (8 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (5) The term ``specified hurricane disaster'' means any 
        major disaster resulting from Hurricane Katrina declared by the 
        President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Emergency 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
            (6) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (8 U.S.C. 7801).
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Amounts made available under the 
preceding sentence for fiscal year 2005 shall remain available for 
expenditure during fiscal year 2006.
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