S.Amdt. 2653

SA 2653. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Alexander, and Ms. Murkowski)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2652
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human
rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for
an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these
communities inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

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following: ``not more than 15 days after receiving an award
from the Secretary under this section.''.
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following:
(d) Uses of Funds.--A local educational agency or non-
public school that receives funds under subsection (c) or
section 105 may use funds for any of the following:
(1) Activities to support returning to in-person
instruction, including purchasing personal protective
equipment, implementing flexible schedules to keep children
in isolated groups, purchasing box lunches so that children
can eat in their classroom, purchasing physical barriers,
providing additional transportation services, repurposing
existing school rooms and space, and improving ventilation
systems.
(2) Developing and implementing procedures and systems to
improve the preparedness and response efforts of local
educational agencies or non-public schools including
coordination with State, local, Tribal, and territorial
public health departments, and other relevant agencies, to
improve coordinated responses among such entities to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
(3) Providing principals and other school leaders with the
resources necessary to address the needs of their individual
schools directly related to coronavirus.
(4) Providing additional services to address the unique
needs of low-income children or students, children with
disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities,
students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth,
including how outreach and service delivery will meet the
needs of each population.
(5) Training and professional development for staff of the
local educational agency or non-public school on sanitation
and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
(6) Purchasing supplies to sanitize, clean, and disinfect
the facilities of a local educational agency or non-public
school, including buildings operated by such agency.
(7) Planning for and coordinating during long-term
closures, including for how to provide meals to eligible
students, how to provide technology for online learning to
all students, how to provide guidance for carrying out
requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) and how to ensure
other educational services can continue to be provided
consistent with all Federal, State, and local requirements.
(8) Purchasing educational technology (including hardware,
software, and connectivity) for students who are served by
the local educational agency or non-public school that aids
in regular and substantive educational interaction between
students and their classroom instructors, including low-
income students and students with disabilities, which may
include assistive technology or adaptive equipment.
(9) Expanding healthcare and other health services
(including mental health services and supports), including
for children at risk of abuse or neglect.

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(10) Planning and implementing activities related to summer
learning and supplemental afterschool programs, including
providing classroom instruction or online learning during the
summer months and addressing the needs of low-income
students, students with disabilities, English learners,
migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and
children in foster care.
(e)
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