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H.R. 236 (108th)

Student Bill of Rights

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Introduced

8 January 2003

Last action

21 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Sponsors

Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, JOSEPH CROWLEY, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], ROBERT BRADY, Richard Neal, Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], MIKE DOYLE, Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], WM. CLAY, James Clyburn, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Bennie Thompson

Subjects

Defence, Education

Source updated

23 March 2026

Defence · Education

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Summary

Student Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Education to make annual determinations as to whether each State's public school system provides all its students with educational resources to succeed academically and in life. Requires such education to enable students to: (1) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship; (2) meet challenging academic achievement standards; and (3) compete and succeed in a global economy. Requires each system to do so through: (1) providing specified fundamentals of educational opportunity to students at each public elementary and secondary school; (2) providing educational services in school districts that receive funds for disadvantaged students that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in school districts not receiving such funds; and (3) complying with any final Federal or State court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equitableness of the system. Requires withholding of specified portions of its Federal funding for administrative expenses if a system: (1) fails to meet a yearly interim goal; (2) does not remedy, after two school years, a failure to provide comparable educational services to schools that receive funds for disadvantaged children; or (3) does not comply with a court order. Allows students or parents aggrieved by violations of this Act to bring civil actions for enforcement in Federal district courts. Directs the Commissioner of Education Statistics to study the effects of educational disparities on economic growth and on national defense.

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Timeline

  1. 8 January 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

    Source: Committee

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