ACE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced
Summary
Shift to percentage-based weighting for Title I and Education Finance Incentive Grant (EFIG) formulas so funding more closely follows the share of economically disadvantaged students in a district. The bill phases changes in so the percentage method is the sole weighting system beginning in fiscal year 2026.
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- Families and students in high-poverty districts could see more Title I funding per student as formulas favor share of disadvantaged children over raw counts.
- Smaller local educational agencies with high poverty rates would stop being penalized by number-based weighting and could gain higher weighted child counts by 2026.
- Very large districts that benefited from number weighting may get smaller shares, and states’ EFIG calculations are adjusted by equity-factor thresholds through 2025 before moving to the percentage-only method in 2026.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New federal formula for school aid
If enacted, this bill would change how two major K–12 grants are calculated. For Title I targeted grants, the weighted child count would be the larger of two statutory methods for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, and would use a single specified method starting in fiscal year 2026. For the Education Finance Incentive Grant program, the bill would make the same timing change for weighted counts, including across state groups defined by equity factor (under 0.10; 0.10–0.19; 0.20 or higher). The intent is to reduce the role of an absolute-number weighting and increase the role of percentage-based weighting so small, high-poverty districts get more weight, but some large districts that had benefited from number weighting could lose funding.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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