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S 151 112th Congress Senate

Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to eliminate certain provisions relating to Texas and the Education Jobs Fund.

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationIntergovernmental relationsState and local finance
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 25, 2011
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2011 - Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Education deny Texas and its local educational agencies (LEAs) funds from the Education Jobs Fund until the state assures the Secretary that: (1) funds used to support elementary and secondary education shall be distributed based on the LEAs' relative shares of school improvement funds for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; (2) such funds will not be used to supplant state formula funding that is distributed like school improvement funds; and (3) state funding for elementary and secondary education, as a percentage of the state's total revenue, will not be reduced through FY2013.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 532 Identical bill Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 151: Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-151/
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"S. 151: Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-151/.
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