Sec. 4. Prohibitions relating to elementary and secondary education
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Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1956 ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 ) is amended by inserting after section 8549C the following new section: Each State receiving funds under this Act shall, as a condition of receiving administrative funds under this Act— establish and implement a statewide policy— prohibiting elementary schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this Act, and their faculty, teachers, and staff from entering into or maintaining covered relationships with covered persons; enforcing such prohibition; and helping elementary schools and secondary schools identify current violations of such prohibition, and avoid entering into covered relationships with covered persons; develop reporting requirements for elementary and secondary schools receiving funds under this Act to enable the State to certify to the Secretary that the State is in compliance with this section, and make such certifications; provide such data that the Secretary requires, which shall include, at minimum— the extent to which elementary schools and secondary schools receiving funds under this Act have had or have covered relationships with covered persons; the extent to which covered entities have undermined or undermine academic integrity, influence academic and extra-curricular activities, and stifle free speech, at such schools; preventative actions that the State took or plans to take regarding the requirements under this section; and enforcement actions that the State took or plans to take regarding the requirements under this section.
The Secretary shall prepare and submit an annual report to Congress on— the extent of the covered relationships between schools described in this section and covered persons; the extent to which covered entities undermine academic integrity, influence academic and extra-curricular activities, and stifle free speech at such schools; and any preventative and enforcement actions the Secretary and the States took or plan to take regarding the requirements of this section. In this section, the terms covered person and covered relationship shall have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act of 2023 . .
A private elementary school or secondary school shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds if that private elementary school or secondary school is owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person. Section 1117 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6320 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In accordance with section 4(b) of the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act of 2023 (including the transition provisions of such section), a private elementary school or secondary school shall not be eligible to receive funds under this section if that private elementary school or secondary school is owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act of 2023 ).
In the case of a school that is ineligible to receive funds, as described in paragraph (1), that school shall notify the parents of students attending the school about such ineligibility not later than 7 days after receiving notice from the Department of Education about such ineligibility. . Subpart 1 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In accordance with section 4(b) of the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act of 2023 (including the transition provisions of such section), a private elementary school or secondary school— shall not be eligible to receive funds under this Act (including funds described in section 8501) if that private elementary school or secondary school is owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act of 2023 ); and shall notify parents of students that attend the school about the ineligibility described in paragraph
(1)not later than 7 days after receiving notice from the Department of Education about such ineligibility. . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and on a case-by-case basis, the Secretary may allow a private elementary school or secondary school that is owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person as of the date of enactment of this Act a transition period of not more than 4 years from the date of enactment of this Act, during which time the private elementary school or secondary school may continue to receive Federal funding. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and on a case-by-case basis, the Secretary may allow a private elementary school or secondary school with respect to which the status of being owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person came into effect after the date of enactment of this Act a transition period of not more than 1 year from the date on which that private elementary school or secondary school is found to be owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person, during which time such school may continue to receive Federal funding. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify private elementary schools or secondary schools that are owned, operated, or controlled by a covered person and notify such schools about the prohibition under this subsection.
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