[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1213

   To require elementary schools and secondary schools to provide an 
option for safe, in-person attendance during school years 2020-2021 and 
                               2021-2022.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2021

  Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require elementary schools and secondary schools to provide an 
option for safe, in-person attendance during school years 2020-2021 and 
                               2021-2022.

    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 ``Educational Flexibility for Families 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR SAFE, IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OPTION.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated for school years 2020-2021 
and 2021-2022 to any elementary school or secondary school, or any 
local educational agency or State educational agency that serves an 
elementary school or secondary school, that does not provide an option 
for students to attend classes, safely and in-person, at the school 
during such school year.
    (b) Definitions.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``secondary 
school'', ``local educational agency'', and ``State educational 
agency'' have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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