To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that an elementary or secondary school may not receive Federal funds unless the principal supervisor of such school certifies that each student attending such school is permitted to observe a 30-second period of silence at the beginning of each school day.

Summary

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit local educational agencies from making Federal funds available to any elementary or secondary school unless the principal supervisor of such school certifies to the Secretary of Education that each student is permitted to observe a 30-second period of silence to be used solely at the discretion of the student at the beginning of each school day for quiet and private contemplation or introspection.

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Timeline

1. 7 February 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 February 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 April 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 February 1989

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Sponsors

• Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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