On the recordMarch 1, 2017
This amendment would exclude from the commission's review regulations under title I, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. ESEA provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low- income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic standards. No regulation should be exempt from the review process, especially those regulations that impact low-income students across the country. It is imperative that we have smart, targeted, cost-effective regulations that actually help the people that need the help. Imposing ineffective regulations on schools and educational agencies cost taxpayers money--this must be given the opportunity for oversight, as is given under the SCRUB Act--and overburden our already exhausted educators, and can cause more harm rather than good. Why not take a look at these regulations and just consider whether they are working? And, if they are, then let's leave them alone. But if not, then, let's change them there. There is no reason why we should create, again, a special carve-out from the commission's consideration. For those reasons, Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
