To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

September 12, 2005

Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

September 13, 2005

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF STUDENT AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA.

In this Act, the term `student affected by Hurricane Katrina' means a student who resides or resided on August 22, 2005, in an area, or is enrolled or was enrolled on August 22, 2005, in a school located in an area, for which a major disaster has been declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

SEC. 2. EDUCATION EXPENSES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Hurricane Katrina relief may be used to pay any education expense--

(1) related to a student affected by Hurricane Katrina; and

(2) that the Secretary of Education determines appropriate.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Education may waive any requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) for a State, local educational agency, school, teacher, or student that or who is affected by an influx of a student affected by Hurricane Katrina.

SEC. 4. HOMELESS STUDENTS.

(a) School Placement-

(1) IN GENERAL- The school placement provisions shall not apply to students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

(2) SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS- In this subsection, the term `school placement provisions' means subsection (e)(3), and paragraphs (1)(J)(i) and (3) of subsection (g), of section 722, and section 723(a)(2)(B), of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432, 11433(a)(2)(B)) and any other provision of subtitle B of title VII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) that relates to the placement, or a change in placement, of homeless children and youths in schools.

(b) Student Identification- A local educational agency or an elementary school or secondary school may issue and require the use of identification cards or other identifying insignia for students affected by Hurricane Katrina, notwithstanding subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

(c) Definitions- In this subsection:

(1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SECONDARY SCHOOL- The terms `elementary school' and `secondary school' have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 7801).

(2) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS- The term `homeless children and youths' has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall be effective for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2006.

Calendar No. 208

To provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

September 13, 2005

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