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HR 620 107th Congress House

National Student Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the model school dropout prevention grant program and the national school dropout prev… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the model school dropout prevention grant program and the national school dropout prevention grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Student Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise, reauthorize, and rename title V part C (Assistance to Address School Dropout Prevention Problems, also currently known as the School Dropout Assistance Act) as School Dropout Prevention Grant Programs.

Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.

Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by the Director, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 14, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 14, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 14, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 620: National Student Dropout Prevention and Recovery Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-620/
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