United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1203 (105th)
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that funds provided under such Act are not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects.
Introduced
20 March 1997
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
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Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the use of ESEA funds to promote teaching or using dialects peculiar to a region or group within the U.S. population. Allows teachers, notwithstanding such prohibition, to: (1) be trained in, use, and teach foreign languages; and (2) communicate in their own modes of speech, if no special effort is made to teach or encourage students to communicate in such modes of speech.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 March 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 March 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 March 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1203
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1203