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Local School Board Governance and Flexibility Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the responsibility for education resides with the states and the local educational agencies (LEAs) to which they have delegated authority; and (2) the Secretary of Education should only issue those regulations, rules, guidance materials, grant conditions, or other requirements that are specifically needed to implement federal legislation and are within LEAs' educational, operational, and financial capacity.

Prohibits the Secretary, unless specifically authorized by federal law, from issuing regulations, rules, guidance materials, grant conditions, or other requirements pertaining to states or LEAs that:

 conflict with the authority of LEAs delegated to them by their state; result in additional costs to LEAs for reporting, grant administration, and general operations that are not fully covered by the federal government; conflict with the authority of LEAs to determine how to engage or act upon community participation and advice; impose requirements on LEAs that would adversely affect their authority to function as legislative, executive, or quasi-judicial agencies; conflict with states' authority to determine the appropriate governance structure of their LEAs, or their LEAs' authority to determine how schools are governed or managed; establish LEA reporting requirements that duplicate existing federal requirements or are issued without first conducting a fiscal impact statement; or place conditions or requirements on grants to states or LEAs that do not directly relate to, or support the intent of, the grants or legislation authorizing the grants. Directs the Secretary during each fiscal year to provide LEAs and the major national education organizations at least 60 days to provide written comments regarding the local impact of implementing federal regulations, rules, guidance materials, grant conditions, or other requirements for any applicable program or activity of the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to review existing LEA reporting requirements to identify and eliminate those that are duplicative.

Prohibits the Secretary from promulgating federal regulations, rules, guidance materials, grant conditions, or other requirements pertaining to states or LEAs without first:

 requesting data and recommendations from LEAs and the major national education organizations regarding the educational, financial, and operational costs involved in implementing them; verifying that LEAs will have the financial resources and technical assistance they may need to successfully implement the requirements; giving LEAs and national educational organizations at least 60 days' notice to respond to such requirements before they are issued, except in certain emergencies; and giving LEAs maximum flexibility in implementing the requirements. Provides that if an LEA or major national education organization provides the Secretary with a written statement demonstrating that a regulation, rule, guidance material, grant condition, or other requirement does not meet the substantive or procedural requirements of this Act, the Secretary must review the merits of the statement, issue a written response within 60 days, and post that response on the Department of Education's website.

local school board governance flexibility act expresses sense congress responsibility education resides states local educational agencies leas delegated authority secretary education issue regulations rules guidance materials grant conditions requirements specifically needed implement federal legislation leas educational operational financial capacity prohibits secretary specifically authorized federal law issuing regulations rules guidance materials grant conditions requirements pertaining states leas conflict authority leas delegated state result additional costs leas reporting grant administration general operations fully covered federal_government conflict authority leas determine engage act community participation advice impose requirements leas adversely affect authority function legislative executive quasi judicial agencies conflict states authority determine appropriate governance structure leas leas authority determine schools governed managed establish lea reporting requirements duplicate existing federal requirements issued conducting fiscal impact statement place conditions requirements grants states leas directly relate support intent grants legislation authorizing grants directs secretary fiscal year provide leas major national education organizations days provide written comments local impact implementing federal regulations rules guidance materials grant conditions requirements applicable program activity secretary directs secretary review existing lea reporting requirements identify eliminate duplicative prohibits secretary promulgating federal regulations rules guidance materials grant conditions requirements pertaining states leas requesting data recommendations leas major national education organizations educational financial operational costs involved implementing verifying leas financial resources technical assistance need successfully implement requirements giving leas national educational organizations days notice respond requirements issued certain emergencies giving leas maximum flexibility implementing requirements provides lea major national education organization provides secretary written statement demonstrating regulation rule guidance material grant condition requirement meet substantive procedural requirements act secretary review merits statement issue written response days post response department_of_education website


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Skills Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to states to establish programs for federally tax-exempt portable lifelong learning accounts containing cash contributions made by an eligible worker, the worker's employer, or a third party, or which may be made by the worker and matched by the employer, in order to pay certain education and skill development expenses to bolster the worker's existing career or transition to a new career.

Requires each account to be established as a trust administered by a governor-designated entity meeting certain requirements.

Defines "eligible worker" to mean an individual who: (1) is age 16 or older; (2) has a federally-tax exempt lifelong learning account; and (3) is employed, self-employed, or had been previously employed and is looking for work.

Requires a state governor to submit for Secretary approval a five-year state supplemental plan meeting specified minimum requirements.

Requires states to use grants to: (1) establish lifelong learning accounts programs; and (2) assist one-stop centers to provide career information, guidance, and related activities for workers seeking to establish or use a lifelong learning account, as well as information on education and skill development programs or courses of eligible providers. Authorizes a state also to use a portion of grant funds to make contributions to lifelong learning accounts meeting state criteria, such as accounts to which small- and mid-sized employers have made contributions or accounts of lower-income eligible workers.

Prescribes other state level activities and the responsibilities of state boards.

Requires local boards to submit for state governor approval local supplemental plans consistent with state supplemental plans.

Requires a trustee to establish and manage lifelong learning accounts in accordance with certain requirements.

Sets at 80% the federal share of costs for administering a lifelong learning accounts program.

Requires the Secretary to study whether, and to what degree, states should be permitted to use grant funds to make contributions to the lifelong learning accounts of eligible workers in the state.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow employees a tax credit for contributions made to a lifelong learning account; (2) exclude from employee gross income any employer contributions to a lifelong learning account; (3) exempt lifelong learning accounts from federal income, Social Security, and railroad retirement taxation; (4) include any distributions out of the lifelong learning account in an account beneficiary's gross income; and (4) allow small employers a special tax credit for contributions to lifelong learning accounts of their employees and for associated administrative costs.

skills investment act amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor grants states establish programs federally tax exempt portable lifelong learning accounts containing cash contributions eligible worker worker employer party worker matched employer order pay certain education skill development expenses bolster worker existing career transition new career requires account established trust administered governor designated entity meeting certain requirements defines eligible worker mean individual age older federally tax exempt lifelong learning account employed self employed previously employed looking work requires state governor submit secretary approval year state supplemental plan meeting specified minimum requirements requires states use grants establish lifelong learning accounts programs assist stop centers provide career information guidance related activities workers seeking establish use lifelong learning account information education skill development programs courses eligible providers authorizes state use portion grant funds contributions lifelong learning accounts meeting state criteria accounts small- mid sized employers contributions accounts lower income eligible workers prescribes state level activities responsibilities state boards requires local boards submit state governor approval local supplemental plans consistent state supplemental plans requires trustee establish manage lifelong learning accounts accordance certain requirements sets federal share costs administering lifelong learning accounts program requires secretary study degree states permitted use grant funds contributions lifelong learning accounts eligible workers state amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow employees tax credit contributions lifelong learning account exclude employee gross income employer contributions lifelong learning account exempt lifelong learning accounts federal income social_security railroad retirement taxation include distributions lifelong learning account account beneficiary gross income allow small employers special tax credit contributions lifelong learning accounts employees associated administrative costs


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Educator Preparation Reform Act - Amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. (The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies [LEAs], high-need schools, institutions of higher education [IHEs], and, as applicable, high-need early childhood education programs which are to use the funds for a pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program, a teaching residency program, or a combination of such programs. Partnerships may also use grant funds for a leadership development program.)

Allows grant funds to be used for pre- or post-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs.

Allows grant funds to be used for teaching or principal residency programs.

 Requires principal residency programs to prepare principals for success in the high-need schools in the partnership by engaging residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn an appropriate advanced credential while they undertake a guided principal apprenticeship alongside a trained and experienced mentor principal. Requires principal residents to have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience. Provides them with a living stipend or salary during the one-year residency program in exchange for at least three years of service as a principal in a high-need school immediately following their successful completion of the residency program.

Replaces the leadership development program with an educator development program that addresses a partnership's need to train and retain educators other than teachers or principals, such as specialized instructional support personnel and other school staff who provide or support instruction.

Authorizes a partnership to receive more than one grant during a five-year period if one of the grants is used to establish a teaching or principal residency program that was not established with the prior grant.

Applies certain partnership accountability and evaluation requirements to teachers, principals, and other educators.

Revises teacher preparation program accountability requirements. Applies them not only to IHEs, but also to other organizations approved by the state to prepare teachers for classrooms.

Requires those programs to train prospective teachers to teach diverse populations and core academic subjects.

Requires states to: (1) establish a period of improvement and redesign for teacher preparation programs they identify as at-risk, and (2) provide such programs with technical assistance for up to three years before identifying those that fail to make sufficient improvement as low-performing and closing them down.

Reauthorizes appropriations for the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program through FY2019.

Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states to develop, implement, and publicly disclose their criteria for identifying a teacher preparation program as low-performing or at risk of being identified as such. Requires those criteria to include multiple measures of teacher performance.

Replaces the program under subpart 3 (Subgrants to Eligible Partnerships) of part A of title II of the ESEA with a program under which states, directly or through subgrants to certain educational entities, use funds reserved under part A to: (1) provide technical assistance to and close low-performing teacher preparation programs identified under the HEA, and (2) develop a system for assessing the quality and effectiveness of professional development offered throughout the state.

Permits states to use such funding, directly or through subgrants: (1) to develop and implement a teacher performance assessment for teacher preparation programs, LEAs, and the state agency responsible for licensing teachers; and (2) for certain professional development activities currently funded under subpart 3.

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to prohibit IHEs that offer a teacher preparation program that is projected to close from awarding new TEACH grants. (The TEACH grant program provides tuition assistance to students who commit to teaching a high-need subject in a high-need elementary or secondary school for four years.)

Makes students who are completing a postbaccalaureate teacher education program eligible to participate in the TEACH grant program.

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Effective Teaching and Leading Act - Amends title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Part E: Building School Capacity for Effective Teaching and Leadership.

Directs the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve teaching and school leadership through a system of teacher and principal induction, professional development, and evaluation that is developed, implemented, and evaluated in collaboration with local teacher, principal, and school leader organizations and preparation programs.

Requires LEAs to include in such system:

 a comprehensive, coherent, high quality formalized induction program for beginning teachers during their first two years of full-time employment; high-quality effective professional development for teachers, principals, school librarians, and other school leaders at their lowest achieving schools; a rigorous, transparent, and equitable teacher and principal evaluation system for all their schools; ongoing high-quality support, coaching, and professional development for principals and other school leaders at their lowest achieving schools; opportunities for teachers and school librarians to assume new school leadership roles and receive training regarding such roles; and significant and sustainable stipends above a teacher's base salary for teachers that serve as mentors, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, or evaluators under these programs. Directs LEA grantees to conduct a valid and reliable full population survey of teaching and learning, at the school and LEA level, the results of which are to inform and be integrated into such systems.

Requires a formal evaluation of each system to be conducted by the state, an institution of higher education, or an external agency and the results disseminated widely.

effective teaching leading act_-_amends title preparing training recruiting high quality teachers principals elementary secondary education act create new building school capacity effective teaching leadership directs secretary education allot grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas improve teaching school leadership system teacher principal induction professional development evaluation developed implemented evaluated collaboration local teacher principal school leader organizations preparation programs requires leas include system comprehensive coherent high quality induction program beginning teachers years time employment high quality effective professional development teachers principals school librarians school leaders lowest achieving schools rigorous transparent equitable teacher principal evaluation system schools ongoing high quality support coaching professional development principals school leaders lowest achieving schools opportunities teachers school librarians assume new school leadership roles receive training roles significant sustainable stipends teacher base salary teachers serve mentors instructional coaches teacher leaders programs directs lea grantees conduct valid reliable population survey teaching learning school lea level results inform integrated systems requires formal evaluation system conducted state institution higher education external agency results disseminated widely


Summary: Dollars to the Classroom Act - Requires at least 95% of any federal funds made available to a state by the Secretary of Education for elementary or secondary education to be used: (1) for academic and classroom or classroom-related purposes, or (2) at the elementary or secondary school level.

dollars classroom act_-_requires federal funds available state secretary education elementary secondary education academic classroom classroom related purposes elementary secondary school level


Summary: Secure America for Education in Our Schools Act or the SAFE in Our Schools Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that each state include in its application for funds under the Homeland Security Grant Program a certification that the state requires each institution of education for kindergarten through 12th grade to develop an emergency response plan that includes provisions for evacuation relocation, family-child reunification, children with special needs, and addressing multiple disasters by the earlier of the beginning of the academic year for 2015 or September 1, 2015.

secure america education schools act safe schools act_-_amends homeland_security act direct administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema require state include application funds homeland_security grant program certification state requires institution education kindergarten 12th grade develop emergency response plan includes provisions evacuation relocation family child reunification children special needs addressing multiple disasters earlier beginning academic year september


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Title I: Student and Family Tax Simplification Act - Student and Family Tax Simplification Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an American Opportunity Tax Credit, in lieu of the current Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits and the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, that provides for each eligible student (i.e., a student who meets certain requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and who is carrying at least 1/2 the normal full-time course load) a credit of 100% of up to $2,000 of qualified tuition and related expenses (i.e., tuition, fees, and course materials, excluding expenses for courses involving sports, games, or hobbies or for expenses unrelated to academic instruction), plus 25% of so much of such expenses as exceeds $2,000, but not more than $4,000. Makes up to $1,500 of such credit refundable. Modifies the phaseout of such credit based on taxpayer modified adjusted gross income by increasing the income level for such phaseout. Allows an inflation adjustment to credit and phaseout amounts for taxable years beginning after 2018.

Eliminates the disallowance of the credit for students who have been convicted of a felony drug offense.

Requires a taxpayer claiming such credit to include on the his or her tax return the employer identification number of the educational institution to which qualified tuition and related expenses were paid.

(Sec. 103) Excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, amounts received as a Federal Pell Grant in taxable years beginning after 2014.

(Sec. 104) Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) scorecard.

Title II: Child Tax Credit Improvement Act - Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase from $110,00 to $150,000 ($75,000 for individual taxpayers and married taxpayers filing separately) the threshold amount applicable to married couples filing joint tax returns above which such tax credit is reduced, and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to the threshold amounts and the $1,000 credit amount beginning after 2014.

(Sec. 203) Requires taxpayers to include their social security numbers on their tax returns to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

(Sec. 204) Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) scorecard.

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Summary:
Department of Education Elimination Act of 2014 - Abolishes the Department of Education (Department) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to states, for FY2015-FY2024, for any: (1) elementary and secondary education purpose permitted by state law, and (2) postsecondary education purpose permitted by state law. Sets the funding level for those grants at the amount of funding provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus the funding they were provided for education programs that this Act transfers to other federal agencies.

Requires states to contract for an annual audit of their expenditures or transfers of grant funds.

Requires the transfer of:

 each of the Department's job training programs to the Department of Labor; each special education grant program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); each of the Department's Indian Education programs to the Department of the Interior; each Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the Department of Defense (DOD); and the Federal Pell Grant program and the Federal Family Education Loan and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to the Department of HHS. Sets a fiscal year cap on Federal Pell Grant funding.

department_of_education elimination act abolishes department_of_education department repeals program secretary education administrative responsibility directs secretary treasury provide grants states fy2015 fy2024 elementary secondary education purpose permitted state law postsecondary education purpose permitted state law sets funding level grants funding provided states federal elementary secondary education programs provided federal postsecondary education programs respectively fy2012 minus funding provided education programs act transfers federal agencies requires states contract annual audit expenditures transfers grant funds requires transfer department job training programs department_of_labor special education grant program individuals_with_disabilities_education_act department_of_health_and_human_services hhs department indian education programs department_of_the_interior impact aid program elementary secondary education act department_of_defense dod federal pell_grant program federal_family_education_loan william federal_direct_loan programs higher education act department hhs sets fiscal year cap federal pell_grant funding


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Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Appropriates for each of FY2015-FY2024 an amount that equals the difference between: (1) the amount appropriated for FY2015 for school improvement programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) a specified amount for the applicable fiscal year or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for such programs, whichever is higher.

Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Sets the amount to be authorized and the amount to be appropriated for each fiscal year from FY2015-FY2023 as the greater of: (1) a specified amount, or (2) a specified percentage of an amount determined pursuant to a formula that multiplies the number of children receiving special education services by the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes and appropriates funds for FY2024 and each subsequent fiscal year equal to the greater of a specified amount or 40% of the amount determined using such formula.

Requires the amounts appropriated by this Act and its amendments to be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.

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Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools and after school programs; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers.

Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.

innovation school grant program act_-_authorizes secretary education award competitive matching grants local educational agencies leas promote science technology engineering including mathematics stem secondary schools school programs support participation secondary school students nontraditional stem teaching methods broaden secondary school students access stem careers gives priority grant applications target rural urban school low performing school lea lea school serves students eligible free reduced price lunches school lunch program authorizes secretary waive matching requirement financially leas directs secretary evaluate efficacy grant program


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Transform Education in America through Choice Act of 2015

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to allocate school improvement grant funds among their local educational agencies (LEAs) on the basis of the number of children whose family income lies below the federal poverty level and who are enrolled in the public and state-accredited private schools within each LEA's geographic jurisdiction.

Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow states that have established a program allowing the parents of disabled children to use public or private funds to send their children to a private school to use their allocation of special education funds to supplement those funds.

Authorizes grants for the improvement of special education services to be used for the planning, design, and initial implementation (during a period of up to three years) of state programs that allow the parents of a disabled child to make a genuine independent choice of the appropriate public or private school.

Sets forth requirements for those programs, including that they: (1) permit parents to receive state funds to pay some or all of the costs of their disabled child's attendance at the selected school, or (2) permit persons to receive a state tax credit for donations to an entity that provides funds to enable parents to pay some or all of the costs of their disabled child's attendance at that school.

Repeals: (1) within one year or two years after this Act's enactment, specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the America COMPETES Act, the American History and Civics Education Act of 2004, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, and the Small Business Act; (2) within one year after this Act's enactment, the Erma Byrd Scholarship program; and (3) within three years after this Act's enactment, each competitive grant program administered by the Department of Education (ED), with specified exceptions.

Requires ED, within one year after a program under this Act is repealed, to reduce the ED workforce by the number of full-time ED employee positions associated with such program.

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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015

This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility.

The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) shall provide grants to states, for FY2016-FY2024, for any: (1) elementary and secondary education purpose permitted by state law, and (2) postsecondary education purpose permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus the funding they were provided for education programs that this Act transfers to other federal agencies.

States must contract for an annual audit of their expenditures or transfers of grant funds.

Program administrative responsibility and delegation of authority are transferred as follows:

 ED's job training programs to the Department of Labor; each special education grant program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); ED's Indian Education programs to the Department of the Interior; each Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the Department of Defense; the Federal Pell Grant program and each federal student loan program to Treasury; and programs under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Education Sciences or the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program to HHS.

states education reclamation act bill abolishes department_of_education repeals program secretary education administrative responsibility department_of_the_treasury treasury shall provide grants states fy2016 fy2024 elementary secondary education purpose permitted state law postsecondary education purpose permitted state law level funding set provided states federal elementary secondary education programs provided federal postsecondary education programs respectively fy2012 minus funding provided education programs act transfers federal agencies states contract annual audit expenditures transfers grant funds program administrative responsibility delegation authority transferred follows job training programs department_of_labor special education grant program individuals_with_disabilities_education_act department_of_health_and_human_services hhs indian education programs department_of_the_interior impact aid program elementary secondary education act department_of_defense federal pell_grant program federal student loan program treasury programs jurisdiction institute_of_education_sciences opportunity scholarship program hhs


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Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act

This bill: (1) amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and mandate funding levels for a program that awards grants to states for the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities, and (2) mandates funding levels for school improvement programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).

With respect to the IDEA grant program, the bill establishes funding levels for each year from FY2016-FY2024 in amounts equal to the greater of: (1) a specified amount for the applicable fiscal year, or (2) a specified percentage of an amount determined pursuant to a formula that multiplies the number of children receiving special education services by the national average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools. Funding levels for FY2025 and beyond must equal the greater of a specified amount or 40% of the amount determined using this formula.

With respect to school improvement programs under ESEA, the bill establishes funding levels for each year from FY2016-FY2025 in amounts equal to the difference between: (1) the amount appropriated for the programs in FY2015, and (2) the greater of a specified amount for the applicable fiscal year or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year for such programs.

Amounts appropriated under the bill must be expended in a manner consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.

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Summary:
Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to student loans for members of the military and their spouses.

The Department of Education (ED) shall make available a simplified disclosure and enrollment form for student loan borrowers who are performing eligible military service.

The bill establishes, within the office of the Student Loan Ombudsman, a military and veteran point of contact.

The bill modifies processes for determining disability with respect to discharging a borrower's student loans. A borrower whose loan is discharged under these processes shall not be subject to certain reinstatement provisions.

Under current law, borrowers serving on active duty are eligible for certain student loan interest subsidies and deferment. The bill extends such eligibility to borrowers performing other specified military service and their spouses.

The bill specifies how lump sum payments made through eligible repayment programs shall be treated for purposes of determining a borrower's eligibility for public service loan forgiveness.

Without requiring a request from the borrower, ED must ensure that certain student loan interest does not accrue for an eligible military borrower serving in an area of hostilities.

With respect to the National Student Loan Data System, ED must: (1) integrate certain data related to the military and veteran status of borrowers, and (2) include information regarding Public Health Service loans.

ED shall use specified information to ensure that an active duty borrower is not charged interest in excess of a maximum rate on certain student loans.

The bill limits the allowable interest rate on certain student loan debt incurred during military service for the purpose of consolidating or refinancing student loans incurred before service.

The bill establishes a working group to improve resources available from the Department of Defense's tuition assistance programs.

servicemember higher education protection act bill amends higher education act modify provisions related student loans members military spouses department_of_education shall available simplified disclosure enrollment form student loan borrowers performing eligible military service bill establishes office student loan ombudsman military veteran point contact bill modifies processes determining disability respect discharging borrower student loans borrower loan discharged processes shall subject certain reinstatement provisions current law borrowers serving active duty eligible certain student loan interest subsidies deferment bill extends eligibility borrowers performing specified military service spouses bill specifies lump sum payments eligible repayment programs shall treated purposes determining borrower eligibility public service loan forgiveness requiring request borrower ensure certain student loan interest accrue eligible military borrower serving area hostilities respect national_student_loan_data_system integrate certain data related military veteran status borrowers include information public_health_service loans shall use specified information ensure active duty borrower charged interest excess maximum rate certain student loans bill limits allowable interest rate certain student loan debt incurred military service purpose consolidating refinancing student loans incurred service bill establishes working_group improve resources available department_of_defense tuition assistance programs


Summary:
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015

Includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty.

scholarship enhancement_act includes yellow ribbon education enhancement program public private contributions educational assistance addition educational assistance child spouse individual september dies line duty serving active duty


Summary:
Education Support Professional Family Medical Leave Act

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide that employees who are education support professionals will be considered as meeting the hours of service requirement to become eligible for family or medical leave under the Act, if they have worked, during the previous 12-month period, at least an average of:

 60 hours a month for the employer from whom the leave is requested, or 60% of the total monthly hours expected for the employee's job description and duties with regard to that employer. The bill defines an "education support professional" as an employee of a public elementary or secondary school or public institution of higher education that may include: (1) a paraeducator who provides instructional or noninstructional support; and (2) a member of the secretarial, clerical, or administrative support staff (e.g., bus drivers, janitors, kitchen workers, and security guards).

The Department of Labor may provide a method for calculating leave under the Act for education support professionals.

education support professional family medical leave act bill amends family_and_medical_leave_act provide employees education support professionals considered meeting hours service requirement eligible family medical leave act worked previous month period average hours month employer leave requested total monthly hours expected employee job description duties regard employer bill defines education support professional employee public elementary secondary school public institution higher education include provides instructional support member secretarial clerical administrative support staff bus drivers kitchen workers security guards department_of_labor provide method calculating leave act education support professionals


Summary: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare, which also provide neonatal and infant care, to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Establishes civil penalties for failure to have such security procedures in effect.Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and establish criminal penalties for baby switching in hospitals.

infant protection baby switching prevention act amends title xviii medicare social_security_act require certain hospitals reimbursed medicare provide neonatal infant care effect security procedures reduce likelihood infant patient abduction baby switching including procedures identifying infant patients hospital manner ensures infants missing establishes civil penalties failure security procedures effect amends federal criminal code prohibit establish criminal penalties baby switching hospitals


Summary: Legal Immigrant Health Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require a state plan to provide medical assistance to eligible permanent resident pregnant women and children under the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.

legal immigrant health restoration act amends titles xix medicaid xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act require state plan provide medical assistance eligible permanent resident pregnant women children medicaid schip programs


Summary: Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children. Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the program under this Act with other federal or state programs that provide services to children. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

vision care kids act authorizes secretary health_and_human_services acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc award matching grants states complement existing state efforts provide comprehensive eye examinations licensed children previously identified vision screening eye examination licensed health_care provider vision screener needing services priority given children age years provide treatment services necessary correct identified vision problems develop disseminate parents teachers health_care practitioners educational materials recognizing signs visual impairment children requires secretary develop criteria governing operation grant program collection data related vision assessment utilization follow services requires secretary coordinate program act federal state programs provide services children authorizes appropriations fy2009 fy2013


Summary: Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment efforts that are designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP; and (2) promote understanding of the importance of health insurance coverage for prenatal care and children.Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to grant a state the option to provide for simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under SCHIP.

children health insurance promotion act amends title xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act ssa direct secretary health_and_human_services award grants eligible entities conduct innovative outreach enrollment efforts designed increase enrollment participation eligible children schip promote understanding importance health insurance coverage prenatal care children amends ssa title xix medicaid grant state option provide simplified determinations child financial eligibility medical assistance medicaid child health assistance schip