Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act
This bill establishes and provides funds for grant programs to respond to safety and health risks presented by qualifying emergencies, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to agencies that administer Child Care Development block grants and Head Start agencies.
ED grant recipients must award subgrants to BIE schools, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education (IHEs). HHS grant recipients must award subgrants to early care and education programs.
Subgrants under each grant program must be used for certain activities, such as coordinating preparedness and response efforts with public health departments; purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean facilities to minimize the spread of infectious diseases; and providing mental health services and supports to children, students, and staff.
Additionally, ED must award grants to IHEs for creating and expanding emergency financial-aid grant programs that address the unexpected expenses related to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, and certain one-time costs) of enrolled students during a qualifying emergency. IHEs must use grant funds to make emergency financial-aid grants to eligible students.
HHS must also award supplemental grants for certain organizations to address emergency-related child traumatic stress.
ED may waive certain financial-aid requirements for students affected by qualifying emergencies. Such requirements include those related to subsidized usage limits, Pell Grant duration limits, leaves of absence, and satisfactory progress.
The bill also authorizes ED to permit foreign IHEs to offer distance education during an emergency. No such program may be deemed ineligible.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2020 to Jul 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 16, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Mar 19, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Mar 19, 2020 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Mar 19, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 19, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 19, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Mar 19, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Preschool education
- School administration
- Special education
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
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- Mar 13, 2020Introduced in House
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