Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act
This bill provides funding through FY2035 for grant programs operated by local educational agencies to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving students and other students who attend elementary and secondary schools with relatively high concentrations of students from low-income families. Additionally, the bill permanently reauthorizes the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement for the purposes of Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 343 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 343
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2025
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Booker, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Duckworth, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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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.
Congress finds the following:
(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) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) helps address
inequity in education in school districts across the United
States to provide a high-quality education to every student.
(4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) guarantees all children with disabilities
a first-rate education.
(5) The amendments made to such Act by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
446; 118 Stat. 2647) 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. MANDATORY FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF ESEA.
(a) Definition of Fiscal Year 2025 Part A of Title I
Appropriation.--In this section, the term ``fiscal year 2025 part A of
title I appropriation'' means the amount appropriated for fiscal year
2025 for programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
(b) Funding.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated--
(1) for fiscal year 2026, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $20,509,878,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(2) for fiscal year 2027, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $22,853,242,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(3) for fiscal year 2028, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $25,464,349,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(4) for fiscal year 2029, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $28,373,788,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(5) for fiscal year 2030, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $31,615,646,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(6) for fiscal year 2031, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $35,227,904,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(7) for fiscal year 2032, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $39,252,882,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(8) for fiscal year 2033, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $43,737,735,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater;
(9) for fiscal year 2034, an amount that equals the
difference between--
(A) the fiscal year 2025 part A of title I
appropriation; and
(B) $48,735,007,000 or the full amount authorized
to be appropriated for the fiscal year for those
programs, whichever is greater; and
(10) for fiscal year 2035, $54,303,244,000 or the full
amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for
those programs, whichever is greater.
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. 1411(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) $16,661,928,000 or 11.6 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated
$6,425,048,000 or 4.5 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2026, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2027;
``(B) $19,531,844,000 or 13.4 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2027, and there are hereby appropriated
$8,372,932,000 or 5.7 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2027, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2027, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2028;
``(C) $22,896,084,000 or 15.3 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2028, and there are hereby appropriated
$10,911,357,000 or 7.3 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2028, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2028, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2029;
``(D) $26,839,795,000 or 17.6 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2029, and there are hereby appropriated
$14,219,357,000 or 9.3 percent of the amount determined
under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal
year 2029, which shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2029, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2030;
``(E) $31,462,786,000 or 20.2 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2030, and there are hereby appropriated
$18,530,244,000 or 11.9 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2030, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2030, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2031;
``(F) $36,882,058,000 or 23.1 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2031, and there are hereby appropriated
$24,148,064,000 or 15.2 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2031, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2031, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2032;
``(G) $43,234,768,000 or 26.5 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2032, and there are hereby appropriated
$31,469,041,000 or 19.3 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2032, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2032, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2033;
``(H) $50,681,693,000 or 30.4 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2033, and there are hereby appropriated
$41,009,521,000 or 24.6 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2033, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2033, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2034;
``(I) $59,411,305,000 or 34.9 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2034, and there are hereby appropriated
$53,442,392,000 or 31.4 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2034, which shall become available for
obligation on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2035; and
``(J) $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount
determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater,
for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year,
and there are hereby appropriated $69,644,540,000 or 40
percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2),
whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each
subsequent fiscal year, which--
``(i) shall become available for obligation
with respect to fiscal year 2035 on July 1,
2034, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2036; 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. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--The amounts provided by the amendments made by
this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(b) Designation in House and Senate.--The amendments made by this
Act are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation
establishing fiscal year 2026 through 2035 budget enforcement in the
House of Representatives.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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