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Committee advances Trace Act to give parents notice of foreign‑funded curricular materials and personnel
Summary
The Trace Act (HR 1049) would require schools receiving federal education funds to notify parents if curricular materials or personnel are paid by foreign governments or entities of concern; the committee approved a substitute and ordered the bill reported amid debate over parental rights, feasibility and unfunded mandates.
The House Education and Labor Committee approved HR 1049, the Trace Act, in substitute form and reported the bill to the House. The measure would require schools that receive federal education funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to provide parents the opportunity to review curricular materials purchased with funds from a foreign government or a defined foreign entity of concern and to disclose if school personnel are compensated by those foreign sources.
Representative Ryan McKenzie, sponsor…
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