[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1295]
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SA 1029. Mr. SCOTT, of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cramer)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 891
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to
the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II
of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 2001(d), add at the end the following:
(3) Limitation.--
(A) In general.--None of the funds made available under
this section may be provided to a local educational agency
unless in-person instruction is available to all students at
each of the public elementary and secondary schools under the
jurisdiction of the local educational agency.
(B) Education savings accounts.--Each State that receives a
grant under this section shall establish an education savings
account for each student enrolled in a public elementary or
secondary school served by a local educational agency that
does not meet the requirement under subparagraph (A). From
the funds that are prohibited from being provided to a local
educational agency under subparagraph (A), the State shall
deposit a per-pupil amount in the account of each such
student. The State shall provide each such student with the
funds in the account of the student, which such student shall
use for educational expenses.
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