Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2017

H.R. 2475 · 115th Congress · May 17, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2017”.

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate

(2)

Bureau-funded school— The term Bureau-funded school has the meaning given to the term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021).

(3)

Covered funds— The term covered funds means funds received—

(A)

under title I of this Act; or

(B)

from a school infrastructure bond.

(4)

ESEA Terms— The terms elementary school, local educational agency, outlying area, and secondary school have the meanings given to the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

(5)

Public school facilities— The term public school facilities means the facilities of a public elementary school or a public secondary school.

(6)

Qualified local educational agency— The term qualified local educational agency means a local educational agency that receives funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).

(7)

School infrastructure bond— The term school infrastructure bond means a bond designated by the issuer as a school infrastructure bond under section 54BB of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 201).

(8)

Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.

(9)

State— The term State means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

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May 17, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Norcross, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Adams, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Vela, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Rush, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Engel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Takano, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Nolan, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Moore, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Cartwright) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2017

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Definitions

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