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S 316 107th Congress Senate Education Civil actions and liability Damages Elementary and secondary education Elementary schools Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Higher education Home schooling Kindergarten Law Liability (Law) Private schools Punitive damages School administrators School discipline School principals Secondary education State laws Teacher education

Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Liability Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: February 13, 2001 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1338-1339)
Feb 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1338)
Feb 13, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Liability Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a new title XV, Teacher Liability Protection.

Preempts State law, except where it provides additional protection of teachers from liability. Makes ESEA title XV inapplicable to any civil action in State court against a teacher in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute electing that ESEA title XV not apply.

Provides that no teacher in a school shall be liable for harm caused by an act or omission on behalf of the school if the teacher was acting within the scope of employment or responsibilities relating to providing educational services, subject to specified requirements and exceptions. Limits punitive damages and liability for non-economic loss.

What's happening now February 13, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1338-1339)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 316: Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Liability Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-316/
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