Make Education Local Act of 2021

Summary

Make Education Local Act of 2021 This bill creates a framework under which states may receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law. Specifically, the bill permits each state to submit to the Department of Education a state management decision that, among other requirements, describes how the state will address persistently failing public schools. The bill defines state management decision as a state decision to assume full management responsibility for the expenditure of federal funds to advance the educational policy of the state. The duration of a state management decision shall be between 5 and 10 years. Additionally, each state that operates under a state management decision must establish an accountability system that focuses on the academic achievement of students and includes a system for evaluating the academic achievement and progress of students.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 January 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 January 2021

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Debbie Lesko · R · Sponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
• Andy Biggs · R · Sponsor
• David Schweikert · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A PLUS Act
• related to → Make Education Local Act of 2023
• related to ← A PLUS Act
• related to ← Make Education Local Act of 2019