S. 74 117th Congress Senate

CHOICE Act

Official title: A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Tim Scott Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Education AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducation of the disadvantaged

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Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsReligionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costs

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Jan 28, 2021

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

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act

This bill expands school choice programs for elementary and secondary school students.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to support the design and implementation of state programs that allow the parent of a child with a disability to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. It also outlines the requirements for program eligibility.

Further, if the state has established a program that allows parents to use public or private funds to assist with the cost of their child attending a private school, then the state may supplement those funds with federal special education funds.

Additionally, the Department of Defense must carry out a five-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable military dependent students who live on military installations to attend the public or private elementary or secondary schools their parents choose.

The bill also requires ED to return to the Treasury specified amounts made available for salaries and expenses.

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