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Returning Education to Our States Act

USA118th CongressS-5384| Senate 
| Updated: 11/21/2024
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Returning Education to Our States Act This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for those programs transferred to other federal agencies. Specifically, the bill transfers from ED to the Department of Health and Human Services (1) all functions, programs, and authorities of ED under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and (2) each Impact Aid program. Additionally, the bill transfers each authority and program of ED's Office of Indian Education to the Department of the Interior. The bill transfers the following programs to the Department of the Treasury: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Federal Family Education Loan Program; the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Federal Perkins Loan Program; the activities described in Part F (need analysis), Part G (general provisions relating to student assistance programs), or Part H (program integrity) of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; the Health Education Assistance Loan Program; and the programs under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002. The bill also directs Treasury to establish two block grant programs, through which Treasury must make allocations to states to (1) support elementary and secondary education, including career and technical education; and (2) support postsecondary education. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division shall be responsible for receiving complaints and enforcing federal civil rights laws that are applicable to these block grant programs and federal student aid programs.
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Timeline
Nov 21, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Nov 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 21, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 21, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Department of EducationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of the InteriorDepartment of the TreasuryEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsMinority educationSpecial educationStudent aid and college costs

Returning Education to Our States Act

USA118th CongressS-5384| Senate 
| Updated: 11/21/2024
Returning Education to Our States Act This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for those programs transferred to other federal agencies. Specifically, the bill transfers from ED to the Department of Health and Human Services (1) all functions, programs, and authorities of ED under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and (2) each Impact Aid program. Additionally, the bill transfers each authority and program of ED's Office of Indian Education to the Department of the Interior. The bill transfers the following programs to the Department of the Treasury: the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Federal Family Education Loan Program; the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Federal Perkins Loan Program; the activities described in Part F (need analysis), Part G (general provisions relating to student assistance programs), or Part H (program integrity) of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; the Health Education Assistance Loan Program; and the programs under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 and the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002. The bill also directs Treasury to establish two block grant programs, through which Treasury must make allocations to states to (1) support elementary and secondary education, including career and technical education; and (2) support postsecondary education. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division shall be responsible for receiving complaints and enforcing federal civil rights laws that are applicable to these block grant programs and federal student aid programs.
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Timeline
Nov 21, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Nov 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • November 21, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 21, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Department of EducationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of the InteriorDepartment of the TreasuryEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsMinority educationSpecial educationStudent aid and college costs