[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4262 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4262

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
 authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate 
     that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national 
 unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to 
 such State by various provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2007

 Mr. Hoekstra introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
 authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate 
     that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national 
 unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to 
 such State by various provisions of that Act, 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 ``Maximizing the Use of Federal 
Education Funds for Job Creation Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide a State with an unemployment 
rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national 
unemployment rate with the flexibility to use Federal funds for 
essential purposes, while still meeting the goals and mission of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS.

    (a) Authority Available.--A State with an unemployment rate that is 
equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate 
is authorized to consolidate or transfer, without limitation, any funds 
made available to such State from the formula grant programs designated 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Designated Programs.--Subsection (a) applies to any formula 
grant program carried out under any of the following provisions of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965:
            (1) Part A of title I (Improving Basic Programs Operated by 
        Local Educational Agencies).
            (2) Subpart 1 of part B of title I (Reading First).
            (3) Subpart 3 of part B of title I (William F. Goodling 
        Even Start Family Literacy Programs).
            (4) Subpart 4 of part B of title I (Improving Literacy 
        Through School Libraries).
            (5) Part C of title I (Education of Migratory Children).
            (6) Part D of title I (Prevention and Intervention Programs 
        for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-
        Risk).
            (7) Part F of title I (Comprehensive School Reform).
            (8) Part H of title I (School Dropout Prevention).
            (9) Subpart 1 of part A of title II (Teacher and Principal 
        Training and Recruiting Fund (Grants to States)).
            (10) Part B of title II (Mathematics and Science 
        Partnerships).
            (11) Part D of title II (Enhancing Education Through 
        Technology).
            (12) Part A of title III (English Language Acquisition, 
        Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement).
            (13) Part A of title IV (Safe and Drug Free Schools and 
        Communities).
            (14) Part B of title IV (21st Century Community Learning 
        Centers).
            (15) Subpart 2 of part A of title V (Innovative Programs 
        (State Programs)).
            (16) Subpart 1 of part A of title VI (Improving Academic 
        Achievement (Accountability)).
    (c) Duration.--The authority provided by subsection (a) shall 
remain in effect for a period of two years, or until the State's 
unemployment rate falls below 125 percent of the then national 
unemployment rate, whichever occurs first.
    (d) Treatment of Transferred or Consolidated Funds.--Funds 
transferred or consolidated under the authority provided by subsection 
(a) shall be used in accordance with the statutory and regulatory 
requirements applicable to the program to which the funds were 
transferred or consolidated.
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