BLOCK Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7309 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7309 To repeal certain formula grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and use such funds to award block grants to States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2024 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal certain formula grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and use such funds to award block grants to States. 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 ``Building Lasting Opportunities for Community K-12 Act'' or the ``BLOCK Act''. SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES. Beginning with fiscal year 2025, and each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall award block grants to each State in an amount that…