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.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5661 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5661
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 18, 2014
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Takano, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Honda, and Ms. Pingree of Maine) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Promise to America's
Children and Teachers Act'' or the ``Keep Our PACT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children are our Nation's future and greatest treasure.
(2) A high-quality education is the surest way for every
child to reach his or her full potential.
(3) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 helps address inequity in education in school districts
across the country to provide a high-quality education to every
student.
(4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
guarantees all children with disabilities a first-rate
education.
(5) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act committed Congress to providing 40 percent of the national
current average per-pupil expenditure for students with
disabilities.
(6) A promise made must be a promise kept.
SEC. 3. FULL FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF ESEA.
(a) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
(1) for fiscal year 2015, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et
seq.); and
(B) $16,553,821,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(2) for fiscal year 2016, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $19,049,895,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(3) for fiscal year 2017, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $21,922,342,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(4) for fiscal year 2018, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $25,227,912,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(5) for fiscal year 2019, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $29,031,913,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(6) for fiscal year 2020, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $33,409,503,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(7) for fiscal year 2021, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $38,447,168,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(8) for fiscal year 2022, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $44,244,442,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher;
(9) for fiscal year 2023, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $50,915,859,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher; and
(10) for fiscal year 2024, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015
for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(B) $58,593,228,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is higher.
SEC. 4. MANDATORY FUNDING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
EDUCATION ACT.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1441(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out this
part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be
appropriated--
``(A) $12,906,093,000 or 16.8 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2015, and there are hereby appropriated
$1,433,245,000 or 1.5 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2015, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2016;
``(B) 14,518,385,000 or 18.6 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2016, and there are hereby appropriated
$3,045,437,000 or 3.3 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2016, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2016, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2017;
``(C) $16,332,093,000 or 20.4 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2017, and there are hereby appropriated
$4,859,245,000 or 5.1 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2017, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2017, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2018;
``(D) $18,372,379,000 or 22.5 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2018, and there are hereby appropriated
$6,899,531,000 or 7.2 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2018, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2018, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2019;
``(E) 20,667,547,000 or 24.7 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2019, and there are hereby appropriated
$9,194,699,000 or 9.4 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2019, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2019, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2020;
``(F) $23,249,438,000 or 27.2 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2020, and there are hereby appropriated
$11,776,590,000 or 11.9 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2020, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2020, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2021;
``(G) $26,153,872,000 or 30 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2021, and there are hereby appropriated
$14,681,024,000 or 14.7 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2021, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2021, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2022;
``(H) $29,421,143,000 or 33 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2022, and there are hereby appropriated
$17,948,295,000 or 17.7 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2022, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2023;
``(I) $33,096,577,000 or 36.3 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2023, and there are hereby appropriated
$21,623,729,000 or 21 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2023, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2023, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2024; and
``(J) $37,231,164,000 or 40 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year,
and there are hereby appropriated $37,231,164,000 or 40
percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2),
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2024 and each
subsequent fiscal year, which--
``(i) shall become available for obligation
with respect to fiscal year 2024 on July 1,
2024, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2025; and
``(ii) shall become available for
obligation with respect to each subsequent
fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and
shall remain available through September 30 of
the succeeding fiscal year.
``(2) Amount.--With respect to each subparagraph of
paragraph (1), the amount determined under this paragraph is
the product of--
``(A) the total number of children with
disabilities in all States who--
``(i) received special education and
related services during the last school year
that concluded before the first day of the
fiscal year for which the determination is
made; and
``(ii) were aged--
``(I) 3 through 5 (with respect to
the States that were eligible for
grants under section 619); and
``(II) 6 through 21; and
``(B) the average per-pupil expenditure in public
elementary schools and secondary schools in the United
States.''.
SEC. 5. OFFSET.
The amounts appropriated by this Act and the amendments made by
this Act shall be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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