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Keep Kids in Schools Act

S. 3460 · 117th Congress · Jan 10, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit local educational agencies from obligating certain Federal funds when schools are not providing full time in-person instruction.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Keep Kids in Schools Act”.

Sec. 2 Restriction relating to in-person instruction

(a)
In General— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), a local educational agency that received funds under section 18003 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), section 313 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260), or section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) shall not obligate such funds during any period when one or more elementary or secondary schools served by such local educational agency are not providing full time in-person instruction.
(b)
Exception— The restriction described in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a school that is not providing full time in-person instruction due to following quarantine or isolation guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.