States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 12 May 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 May 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 May 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 May 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 May 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 May 2015

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Sponsors

• David Rouzer · R · Sponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017