SENATOR COLLINS' LEGISLATION TO BLOCK TRANSFER OF OFFICES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CLEARS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in introducing legislation that would prevent the Department of Education from transferring critical offices to other federal agencies that lack the staff and expertise needed to execute their missions. The bill was considered at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup today, where the bill advanced by a bipartisan vote of 13 to 9.

Specifically, the senators' legislation would prevent the Department from transferring the Offices of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Postsecondary Education (OPE), Elementary and Secondary ...