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HR 2252 104th Congress House

To provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such school.

Introduced: September 14, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Aug 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Education to provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the length of the academic year at such schools, for three consecutive years, to at least 200 academic days, with each such day consisting of at least seven hours of actual instruction.

Requires selection, to the extent practicable, of schools that: (1) have a high percentage of students from single-parent homes or homes where both parents work; (2) are located in economically depressed communities with high percentages of individuals with alcohol and other drug abuse problems and individuals involved in gang activities; and (3) are equitably distributed among various regions and among rural and urban areas.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to the President, the Congress, and each pertinent State educational agency on the effects of such academic year extension.

Authorizes appropriations.

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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 14, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 4, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2252: To provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such school.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2252/
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"H.R. 2252: To provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such school.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2252/.
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H.R. 2252, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2252/.
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