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Bill Summary & Status

Rural Education Equality and Improvement Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)

HR 825 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 825

To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 3, 2009

Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Rural Education Equality and Improvement Act of 2009'.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR RURAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General- If the Secretary of Education takes any action (whether by regulation, guidance, or otherwise) to authorize increased flexibility for any category of rural local educational agencies, the Secretary shall extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies.

    (b) Definitions- In this section:

      (1) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY- The term `increased flexibility' means increased flexibility under, or facilitated compliance with, part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).

      (2) RURAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY- The term `rural local educational agency' includes any local educational agency described in section 6211(b) or section 6221(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b), 7351(b)(1)).

    (c) Application- This section applies to any action described in subsection (a) that occurs on or after January 8, 2002 (the date of the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110)).


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