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The bill shifts authority and funding from the Department of Education to states and other agencies to increase local control and consolidate administration, but it risks major service disruptions, weakened federal protections, increased transitional costs, and potential underfunding of current education needs.
States and local school systems gain substantially more control and flexibility over K–12 and postsecondary spending through per-student block grants and flexible funding rules.
Students and institutions get predictable baseline funding tied to FY2019 appropriations and proportional postsecondary allocations, which may stabilize planning and budgeting for the near term.
Major federal education program administration is consolidated (e.g., student aid to Treasury, IDEA functions to HHS, Office of Indian Education to Interior), potentially simplifying financial oversight and coordinating related services like health for students with disabilities.
Students — especially those who rely on special education services and federal student aid — face high risk of service disruption, delays, or loss of supports as programs are moved or repealed.
Eliminating or shifting federal Education Department authority and giving broad state flexibility could weaken federal civil-rights, special-education, and accountability protections for disadvantaged students.
States, localities, and schools may face increased costs, administrative burden, and compliance complexity as they replace or adapt programs previously funded and managed by the Department of Education.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Abolishes the Department of Education, transfers many ED programs to other agencies, and creates Treasury-run state block grants for K–12 and postsecondary education.
Introduced May 13, 2025 by Clay Higgins · Last progress May 13, 2025
Abolishes the Department of Education and moves many of its programs and responsibilities into other federal agencies and a new Treasury-run block grant system for states. The bill requires specified program transfers within 180 days, terminates the Department 270 days after enactment, creates two large state block grant programs (K–12 and postsecondary) administered by the Treasury, and authorizes appropriations equal to FY2019 Education Department funding to carry out the changes while assigning civil-rights enforcement to the Justice Department.