Todd Rokita: “Again, I thank Mr. Polis for this amendment. The amendment simply clarifies that States may use, again, at their…”

“Again, I thank Mr. Polis for this amendment. The amendment simply clarifies that States may use, again, at their choosing, their funds under the local academic flexible grant to create or distribute open source education resources. This is a good thing. This grant is designed to be used to support the activities the State and local school districts believe are important to their students. If open source material is what is best for them, they should be able to use the funding to support that activity. This is in line with the spirit and themes found throughout the Student Success Act. Again, I thank the gentleman for his leadership in offering it. I urge my colleagues to support it, and the underlying bill. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.”