To terminate the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education and provide block grants to States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To terminate the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education and provide block grants to States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE3BF41EB021947C6A5FE10321A945EB9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Money for Pupils: Overcoming Washington’s Educational Regulation Act or the EMPOWER Act.
- Section HD624C66A67AC46628D659D81EF98D408: 2. Termination of the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education The Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is amended— in...
- Section H1FCA5B736915447A9C7D9F97B76B8FBC: 3. Repeal and block grants Each applicable program and each provision in an applicable statute with respect to an applicable program is repealed. Beginning...
- Section HFA373B07072E4BD9969650E8CAD48B95: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term applicable program any program with respect to elementary or secondary education which the Secretary or the Department of...
- Section H6398DBC2AF284005802A488895811A59: 5. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect beginning on October 1, 2023.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To terminate the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education and provide block grants to States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To terminate the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education and provide block grants to States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
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