119-s810

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 810 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 810

 To ensure that there are no reductions in funding for critical 
education programs for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 27, 2025

 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To ensure that there are no reductions in funding for critical 
education programs for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, and for other 
 purposes.

 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 ``No Cuts to Public Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR CERTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Critical education program.--The term ``critical 
 education program'' means each of the following:
        (A) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
        (B) Part A of title I of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
 seq.).
            (C) Part B of title I of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 et 
 seq.).
            (D) Part C of title I of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6391 et 
 seq.).
        (E) Part D of title I of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et 
 seq.).
        (F) Part A of title II of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6611 et 
 seq.).
        (G) Title III of the Elementary and Secondary 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).
        (H) Part A of title IV of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et 
 seq.).
            (I) Part B of title IV of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et 
 seq.).
        (J) Part B of title V of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7341 et 
 seq.).
        (K) Part A of title VI of the Elementary and 
 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7401 et 
 seq.).
            (L) Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
            (M) Subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 
 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).

    (2) Reduction in funding.--The term ``reduction in 
 funding'', when used with respect to a critical education 
 program for a fiscal year, means the amount by which--
        (A) the total amount of funding appropriated for 
 the critical education program for fiscal year 2024 
 under title III of division D of the Further 
 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-
 47; 138 Stat. 681), which shall be determined based on 
 the funding allocation specified for the critical 
 education program in the explanatory statement 
 described in 

section 4 of such Act (Public Law 118-47; 
 138 Stat. 461); exceeds
        (B) the total amount of funding appropriated for 
 the critical education program for the fiscal year for 
 which the determination is being made under the 
 applicable regular appropriation Act for such fiscal 
 year, which shall be determined based on the funding 
 allocation specified for the critical education program 
 in the explanatory statement regarding such regular 
 appropriation Act.

    (3) Regular appropriation act.--The term ``regular 
 appropriation Act''--
        (A) means an annual appropriation Act providing new 
 budget authority (as defined in 

section 3 of the 
 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622)) for the programs, projects, and 
 activities under the jurisdiction of a subcommittee of 
 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate through 
 September 30 of a fiscal year; and
        (B) includes--
            (i) an Act referred to in 

section 105 of 
 title 1, United States Code;
            (ii) a title, division, or other 
 subdivision of an Act or resolution that, if it 
 were a separate Act, would be an Act described 
 in subparagraph
        (A) ; and
            (iii) a resolution or Act, or a title, 
 division, or other subdivision of a resolution 
 or Act, making continuing appropriations 
 through September 30 of a fiscal year.

    (b) Ensuring Adequate Funding for Critical Education Programs.--

    (1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 
 2027, effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of 
 enactment of a regular appropriation Act appropriating funding 
 for all critical education programs for such fiscal year, there 
 is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
 appropriated, for each critical education program an amount 
 equal to any reduction in funding for the critical education 
 program for such fiscal year.

    (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph

    (1) for a fiscal year shall remain available until expended.
            (c) Budgetary Effects.--

    (1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
 this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
 maintained pursuant to 

section 4
            (d) of the Statutory Pay-As-
 You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933
            (d) ).

    (2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
 section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained 
 for purposes of 

section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th 
 Congress).
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