School Capacity Relief Act
Official title: To authorize local educational agencies to prohibit the transfer of students under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to school… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To authorize local educational agencies to prohibit the transfer of students under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to schools that are at or above capacity, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Provides that children retain certain rights to remain in schools to which they have already been transferred under ESEA school improvement provisions.
Requires an LEA to enter into a cooperative agreement for school transfers with another LEA in the area, if all of the LEA's public schools are either: (1) identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; or (2) are determined by the LEA to be at or above capacity or otherwise ineligible for a transfer.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible LEAs to increase capacity at high-performance schools, through measures that may include renovating or constructing facilities, hiring teachers, or purchasing instructional materials. Makes an LEA eligible for such a grant if it has a high percentage or number of students at schools identified under ESEA for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. Provides that a high-performance school is one that is not identified for such school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.
Authorizes LEAs to establish limits on duration or distance of transportation to be provided or paid for under ESEA school improvement provisions for transferring students.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 947: School Capacity Relief Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-947/
"H.R. 947: School Capacity Relief Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-947/.
H.R. 947, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-947/.
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