H.R. 888 · 112th Congress
To amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Introduced
- 2011-03-02
- Latest action
- 2011-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Summary
Amends the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their areas) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to compensate LEAs for educating children who are admitted into this country as citizens of one of the Freely Associated States (the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau).