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H.R. 3902, The Public School Repair and Renovation Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

Comparing revision saved on October 23, 2007, 18:30:43 (webmaster), with revision saved on January 15, 2008, 19:03:50 (webmaster):

H.R. 3902 would amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the renovation of schools.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inPublic School Repair and Renovation Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to editdirect the wikiSecretary of Education to allocate funds to states for competitive school repair and berenovation grants to local educational agencies (LEAs).

Requires each state, in awarding such grants, to: (1) award high-need and rural LEAs, in
the firstaggregate, at least the same proportion of this Act's LEA funds for the state that they received of total LEA school improvement funds for the state under part A of title I of the ESEA; and (2) consider the percentage of poor children LEAs serve, the condition of their public schools, and their fiscal capacity to providecover repairs and renovations without such a detailed summarygrant.

Directs each state to reserve a portion
of their allocation for a state-level database of public school facility inventory, condition, design, and utilization.

Requires
the bill!)Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the costs of, and public and private expenditures for, repairing, renovating, and constructing public elementary and secondary schools.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 10/18/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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