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119-hr-83119th CongressWALLET

Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Redirects federal Title I money so it would follow low‑income children to the school they attend. It would set per‑pupil payments tied to a poverty‑based eligible‑child count and bar the federal government from imposing academic standards, annual assessments, or curricula.

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  • Families and parents: Parents of eligible children ages 5 to 17 could receive per‑pupil federal funds to pay for qualified elementary and secondary expenses, including tuition for public, charter, or accredited private schools and fees for state‑approved supplemental programs. State Educational Agencies could verify use and may require funds be held in an educational savings account.
  • State Educational Agencies and funding: States would get allocations based strictly on the number of eligible children using Census Bureau poverty thresholds updated by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Each state ould divide the amount appropriated by its eligible child count to set a per‑pupil payment and must use that amount for qualified expenses as directed by state law.
  • Schools and accountability: Funds would be allowed to follow students to public, charter, or private schools or to supplemental services. The bill would prohibit federal officers from mandating instructional content, standards, assessments, or accountability systems and would repeal Part B (state assessment grants).

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Ends federal state testing grants

The bill would repeal federal grants that help states run K–12 assessments. States would lose that stream of money. Testing and related activities could need new state funds or be scaled back.

No federal control of K-12 standards

This bill would bar the federal government from mandating state or local standards, tests, curricula, or instruction. It would forbid requiring Common Core or similar shared standards. It would also block tying this program’s funds to using annual tests, standards, or accountability systems. States and districts would keep control over what is taught and how students are assessed.

School money follows low-income students

If enacted, federal K–12 aid would follow low‑income children to the school they attend. A child aged 5–17 from a family below the poverty line would qualify. Each year, states would get money based on how many eligible children live there, then set a per‑student amount. That money could pay school budgets, cover tuition and fees at public, charter, or in‑state accredited private schools, and fees for state‑approved extra services. State law would decide whether parents receive funds directly, how spending is verified, and if a special education account is required.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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