1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act” or the “RECOVER Act”.
Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act
A BILL
To allow the use of unspent educational funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address pandemic learning loss through Child Opportunity Scholarships.
2. Use of unobligated American Rescue Plan Act funds for Child Opportunity Scholarships
Section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended—
in subsection (e)(1)—
by striking “through the implementation of” and inserting
“(A) the implementation of”
in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking “; and” and inserting “; or”; and
by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following:
“(B) the distribution of Child Opportunity Scholarships; and”
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) may use any remaining amounts to distribute Child Opportunity Scholarships.”
in subsection (h)—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) the term Child Opportunity Scholarship means direct financial assistance to the parent or guardian of an eligible student for a qualified educational expense in an amount reasonably commensurate to the negative educational impact intended to be addressed;
“(3) the term eligible student means a child who is a member of a household with an income which is not greater than 300 percent of the Federal poverty level;”
in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking “and” after the semicolon; and
by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
“(5) the term qualified educational expense includes tutoring or educational classes outside the home, curriculum and curricular materials, books or instructional materials, technological education materials, online educational materials, private school tuition, testing fees, diagnostic tools, and educational therapies for students with disabilities; and”