I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2012 Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide dollars to the classroom.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Dollars to the Classroom Act.

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Limitation on use by States of Federal funds provided for elementary and secondary education

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than 95 percent of any Federal funds made available to a State or State educational agency by the Secretary of Education for a purpose relating to elementary or secondary education shall be used for— (1)academic purposes; and (2)classroom, or classroom-related, purposes or at the school level.