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S. 2363: A bill to extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.

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S. 2363: A bill to extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-02 · Education · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-211.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-211. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

A bill to extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out the educational flexibility (Ed-Flex) program to allow states that were in the program on September 30, 2004, to continue to waive statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to certain federally-funded education programs until the reauthorization of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A bill to extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Cornyn (R-TX), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s2363 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109