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HR 516 108th Congress House

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to clarify the definition of a student regarding family educational and privacy rights.

Introduced: December 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesEconomics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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FamiliesFederal aid to educationHome schoolingParent-school relationshipsRight of privacySecondary educationStudent recordsStudents' rights
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 31, 2003
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 Latest action January 31, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to extend to families of home-schooled children certain educational and privacy rights currently available to families of public school students.

Revises the definition of student for purposes of coverage regarding such family educational and privacy rights (under GEPA provisions which are also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).

Includes under such coverage any person educated at a home school (whether or not State law treats a home school as a home school or a private school), if an educational agency or institution maintains education records or personally identifiable information on such person (whether or not the home-schooled person is in attendance at the agency or institution). (Current law excludes all those who are not in attendance at the agency or institution.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2003
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 31, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Jan 31, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Jan 31, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 516: To amend the General Education Provisions Act to clarify the definition of a student regarding family educational and privacy rights.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-516/
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