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Put Students First Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-211| Senate 
| Updated: 2/3/2021
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Put Students First Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing certain FY2021 education funds or COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to an elementary or secondary school that does not offer in-person instruction by April 30, 2021. A school must forfeit or return these funds if it does not offer in-person instruction by that date. Additionally, the bill outlines the use of forfeited and returned funds. A state may regain eligibility for these funds if it submits an implementation plan to ED that provides students with school choice options. If a state does not submit an implementation plan, then the funds must be provided as grants to states with the highest percentage of schools offering in-person instruction.
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Timeline
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesTeaching, teachers, curricula

Put Students First Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-211| Senate 
| Updated: 2/3/2021
Put Students First Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing certain FY2021 education funds or COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to an elementary or secondary school that does not offer in-person instruction by April 30, 2021. A school must forfeit or return these funds if it does not offer in-person instruction by that date. Additionally, the bill outlines the use of forfeited and returned funds. A state may regain eligibility for these funds if it submits an implementation plan to ED that provides students with school choice options. If a state does not submit an implementation plan, then the funds must be provided as grants to states with the highest percentage of schools offering in-person instruction.
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Timeline
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (8)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesTeaching, teachers, curricula