Citizens for Responsible Education Reform
HELP Scholarships -- H.R. 2746
Providing a Better Outlook for Low Income Students
Issue Description
The House considered H.R. 2746 on November
4, 1997, but the bill failed by a vote of 191-228. However, the committee believes the issue is vital to our children's future and will continue to keep it at the forefront of the current education reform debate. H.R. 2746 authorizes states to use Title VI block grants under the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act to provide scholarships to low-income families to
send their children to private schools, including religious schools. The bill stipulates that states which choose to offer scholarships must use the funds to expand parental choice of schools in poor communities, and provide scholarships only to families who earn less than 185 percent of the poverty level. The bill also stipulates that each scholarship must be equivalent to at least 60 percent of the per pupil expenditure, but no more than 100 percent of the per pupil expenditure of the district.
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Helping Empower Low-income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997
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