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The bill aims to simplify and reduce redundancy in Title I rules and budgeting (benefiting state/local agencies), but does so by removing a dedicated assessment authorization—creating funding unpredictability that could shift costs to districts and disrupt statewide testing.
State and local education agencies (and the schools they oversee) may gain regulatory flexibility and simpler compliance because Title I Part A rules are being consolidated and updated.
State and local governments may experience streamlined budgeting and reduced statutory redundancy because a separate authorization line is being eliminated.
State and local governments (and the schools they serve) could lose a dedicated federal authorization for annual assessment grants (previously ~$378M), reducing predictable federal support for statewide assessments.
School districts and students may face added costs or disruption if Congress does not appropriate equivalent funds elsewhere, forcing districts to reallocate money from instruction to maintain assessment systems.
Students, schools, and state education agencies may face uncertainty about the continuity and federal support of statewide testing and assessment activities because Part B and the previous appropriations structure are being narrowed/removed.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Replaces Title I Part A with new text, repeals Title I Part B (State assessment grants), and removes the statutory authorization line for State assessment appropriations.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025
Replaces the current Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with new statutory text, repeals Part B (the specific State assessment grants authorization), and removes the separate statutory authorization line that previously funded State assessments. The change narrows Title I’s authorized-appropriations structure by eliminating the distinct authorization for State assessment grants, which had been a dedicated authorization line in prior law. The bill does not include an explicit effective date in the provided text; the practical effects depend on the content of the new Part A text (not shown) and on future appropriations decisions by Congress.