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H.R. 8162 — what changed

21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Sense of Congress regarding flexible use of subgrant funds

added It is the sense of Congress that for school year 2020–2021, notwithstanding each provision in part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.) that requires activities under such part be carried out during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session, the Secretary of Education should carry out the exceptions included in the notice entitled “Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 21st CCLC 4201(b)(1) Waiver Request”, published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on September 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 55002), by providing that each eligible entity that is awarded a subgrant under section 4204 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7174) for community learning centers may use such subgrant funds—

(a)
removed Local activities and in-Person care— Notwithstanding each provision in part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.) that requires activities under such part to be carried out during nonschool hours or periods when school is not in session, for school year 2020–2021, an eligible entity that is awarded a subgrant under section 4204 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7174) for community learning centers may use such subgrant funds—
(1)
renumbered was (2)(3) to carry out activities described in section 4205 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7175), regardless of whether such activities are conducted in-person or virtually, or during school hours or when school is in session; and
(2)
renumbered was (2)(4) to provide in-person care during—
(A)
renumbered was (2)(4)(2) the regular school day for students eligible to receive services under part B of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq.); and
(B)
renumbered was (2)(4)(3) a period in which full-time in-person instruction is not available for all such students served by such eligible entity.
(b)
removed Requirements— An eligible entity may carry out the activities described in subsection (a)(1) and the in-person care described in subsection (a)(2) if—
(1)
removed such activities and in-person care supplement but do not supplant regular school day requirements;
(2)
removed such eligible entity complies with section 4204(b)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)(2)(D)) with respect to the activities carried out pursuant to this Act; and
(3)
removed such eligible entity specifies in an application for a subgrant under section 4204(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7174(b)) with respect to such school year (or in an addendum to such application) how the subgrant funds will be used to carry out such activities or to provide such in-person care, or both.