Bill > HR513

This bill, the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act (A PLUS Act), allows a state to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain federal education funds and manage their expenditure to advance the state's educational policy. Key provisions include: - States can consolidate funds from various federal education programs (except the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and use them for any educational purpose permitted by state law. - States must provide assurances related to fiscal controls, civil rights compliance, accountability to parents and taxpayers, and supplementing rather than supplanting state education funding. - The Secretary of Education is required to review and recognize a state's declaration of intent within 60 days, unless it fails to meet the statutory requirements. - States operating under a declaration of intent must publicly report on student progress and how federal funds were used to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities. - Administrative expenses are limited to 1% of federal funds (or 3% if the declaration does not include Title I, Part A funds). - Private school students and teachers must be provided equitable participation in activities assisted under the declaration of intent.