This bill would completely eliminate the federal Department of Education one year after it becomes law. Instead of having one department handle education nationwide, the bill scatters education programs across multiple other government agencies. K-12 education funding would move to the Department of Health and Human Services, which would send money directly to states as block grants with minimal federal strings attached. College financial aid programs would go to the Treasury Department. Special education services for students with disabilities would transfer to Health and Human Services. Career and technical education would move to the Labor Department. Programs for Native American education would go to the Interior Department, and military education programs would go to the Defense Department.

The bill keeps a few protections in place, including privacy rules for student records and civil rights enforcement (which would now be handled by the Justice Department instead of Education's Office of Civil Rights). States would receive federal funding based on their student populations and would have broad flexibility to spend the money on education as they see fit, but they'd still need to follow federal civil rights laws and submit to audits. The practical effect would be a major shift in how education is governed—moving from a centralized federal department to a decentralized system where states have more control over how federal education dollars are used, though the total amount of federal funding would remain the same.