HR 1203
105th Congress
House
Education
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
English language
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Language and languages
Teaching materials
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: March 20, 1997
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Introduced
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To President
Became law
Apr 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Mar 21, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E558)
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
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