To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill would dismantle the Department of Education quickly and replace some federal education administration with Treasury-run funding. Thirty days after enactment, the Department of Education is abolished and each Department-administered program is terminated except the Federal Pell Grant program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, which are transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill also states that States should distribute non-federal elementary and secondary education funds to promote competition and parental choice, then directs Treasury to allocate federal funds to States for elementary and secondary education in proportion to the aggregate federal individual income taxes paid by residents of each State. States receiving allocations must use the funds to support elementary and secondary education.
Who Benefits and How
States with large federal income tax bases benefit because block grant allocations are tied to residents' aggregate federal individual income tax payments. State education agencies benefit from direct funding authority for elementary and secondary education with fewer Department of Education program rules. Parents supporting school choice benefit from congressional policy language favoring competition and parental control over education. Treasury administrators gain authority over Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and the new education block grant program.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Education employees bear the burden because the Department and most Department-administered programs would be abolished or terminated. Students and schools relying on terminated federal education programs face funding and service disruption outside Pell Grants and Direct Loans. The Department of the Treasury must absorb higher-education loan and grant administration plus new State block grant allocation duties. States with lower aggregate federal income tax payments may receive less elementary and secondary education funding than under current formulas.
Key Provisions
- Abolishes the Department of Education 30 days after enactment.
- Terminates Department-administered programs except Pell Grants and Direct Loans.
- Transfers Pell Grant and Direct Loan authority to the Secretary of the Treasury.
- Creates State elementary and secondary education allocations based on residents' share of federal individual income taxes paid.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Abolishes the Department of Education after 30 days, terminates most Department-administered programs, transfers Pell Grants and Direct Loans to Treasury, and creates State elementary and secondary education block grants allocated by federal income tax shares.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Federal Agencies, Federal Grants
Primary Purpose
Abolishes the Department of Education after 30 days, terminates most Department-administered programs, transfers Pell Grants and Direct Loans to Treasury, and creates State elementary and secondary education block grants allocated by federal income tax shares.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- High-tax-base States
- State education agencies
- Parents supporting school choice
- Treasury administrators
Identified Costs
- Department of Education employees
- Students relying on terminated programs
- Department of the Treasury
- Lower-tax-base States
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Gill …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Parents supporting school choice, State education agencies, Students relying on terminated programs
Positive-direction: Parents supporting school choice, State education agencies
Negative-direction: Students relying on terminated programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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