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HR 236 108th Congress House

Student Bill of Rights

Official title: To provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 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 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.

Directs the Commissioner of Education Statistics to study the effects of educational disparities on economic growth and on national defense.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 54
All 54 Democratic 32 Independent 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 8, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 8, 2004
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 17, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 23, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 25, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Jul 17, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jul 9, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 24, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Jun 19, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 18, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Jun 12, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 12, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 12, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 11, 2003
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jun 11, 2003
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 10, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 10, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 3, 2003
Majette, Denise
· Apr 29, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 31, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 31, 2003
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 31, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Mar 31, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 31, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Mar 19, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Mar 6, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 6, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 6, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 5, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 5, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jan 8, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 8, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 8, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jan 8, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 236: Student Bill of Rights. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-236/
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