Public School Civil Rights Act of 1983

Summary

Public School Civil Rights Act of 1983 - Eliminates inferior Federal court jurisdiction to issue any order requiring the assignment or transportation of students to public schools on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Permits individuals and school boards to seek relief from court orders made prior to this Act unless the court makes certain findings, including: (1) that the acts giving rise to the order intentionally and specifically caused the segregation; (2) that no other remedy would work; and (3) that the benefits of the order outweigh its economic, social, and educational costs. Lists remedies which remain available for unconstitutional segregation.

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Timeline

1. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 February 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

4. 8 March 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

5. 20 September 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 January 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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