Skip to main content
S 2912 107th Congress Senate Education Academic performance Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Books Civics education Civil actions and liability Class size Commerce Computer software Computer-assisted instruction Computers in education Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Democracy Department of Education Economic growth Economic impact statements

Student Bill of Rights

Introduced: September 5, 2002 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8308-8311)
Sep 5, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8307-8308)
Sep 5, 2002
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Student Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Education to make annual determinations as to whether each State's public school system (system) provides all its students with educational resources to succeed academically and in life. Requires such education to enable students to: (1) acquire knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship; (2) meet challenging academic achievement standards; and (3) compete and succeed in a global economy.

Requires each system to do so through: (1) providing specified fundamentals of educational opportunity to students at each public elementary and secondary school; (2) providing educational services in school districts that receive funds for disadvantaged students that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in school districts not receiving such funds; and (3) complying with any final Federal or State court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equitableness of the system.

Requires withholding of specified portions of its Federal funding for administrative expenses if a system: (1) fails to meet a yearly interim goal; (2) does not remedy, after two school years, a failure to provide comparable educational services to schools that receive funds for disadvantaged children; or (3) does not comply with a court order.

Allows students or parents aggrieved by violations of this Act to bring civil actions for enforcement in Federal district courts.

What's happening now September 5, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8308-8311)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 5, 2002
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2912: Student Bill of Rights. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2912/
MLA
"S. 2912: Student Bill of Rights." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2912/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2912, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2912/.
Markdown link
[S. 2912: Student Bill of Rights](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2912/)
Report a problem