Sponsor
Andrew S. Biggs
Representative · R-AZ
Representative · R-AZ
The bill simplifies and modernizes Title I rules and reduces statutory clutter—giving states more flexibility and easing budgeting—while removing a dedicated assessment authorization that creates funding uncertainty and could force districts to absorb assessment costs.
State and local education agencies will have more regulatory flexibility because Title I, Part A rules are consolidated and updated, making it easier for states and districts to align requirements with local needs.
Eliminating a separate authorization line and redundant statutory language should streamline budgeting and reduce administrative complexity for state and local governments.
States and districts could lose a dedicated federal authorization (previously ~$378M for assessment grants) and face uncertainty about future federal support for statewide testing and assessment programs.
If Congress does not appropriate equivalent funds elsewhere, school districts may need to redirect money from classroom instruction to maintain assessment systems, increasing costs for districts and potentially disrupting student services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Rewrites Title I Part A, repeals the separate State assessment grant authorization, and removes the statutory authorization line for State assessment appropriations.
Official title: To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow States, in accordance with State law, to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the public school, charter school, accredited private school, or supplemental educational service program they attend, and for other purposes.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025
Rewrites the main Title I K–12 education statute by replacing Part A of Title I with new text and removes the separate statutory authorization and subsection that previously authorized federal State assessment grants. The change eliminates the explicit authorization line for State assessments in Title I and narrows the statute’s authorized-appropriations structure for elementary and secondary education, while the new Part A text (not shown) appears intended to shift policy toward school choice and away from Common Core–style federal assessment authority.