To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program for the construction of schools in overcrowded areas, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-6002House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 19, 2018

Summary

School Overcrowding Reduction Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to qualifying local educational agencies for activities relating to the construction of a school facility. In selecting grantees, ED shall prioritize agencies that demonstrate that grant amounts will be used to construct a school facility located within two miles of a school in which the average class size (excluding special education classes) exceeds 25 students.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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