Returning Education to Our States Act

The Returning Education to Our States Act would terminate the U.S. Department of Education and transfer its functions to other federal departments, including moving elementary and secondary education block grants to the Department of Health and Human Services, student financial assistance to the Department of Treasury, and career and technical education programs to the Department of Labor. The bill would repeal most of the General Education Provisions Act but preserve FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protections for student records. Specific programs like Native American education would transfer to the Department of Interior, while special education programs would move to the Department of Health and Human Services. The transfer would occur one year after enactment, fundamentally reorganizing federal education administration by shifting oversight from the Department of Education to other executive branch departments.