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S 1683 109th Congress Senate Education Alabama Disaster relief Displaced persons Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Federal aid to education Floods Homeless Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Identification devices Louisiana Mississippi Social Welfare Texas Water Resources Development

A bill to provide relief for students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2005
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
Sep 12, 2005
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 12, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the use of any funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricane Katrina relief to pay any education expense related to students affected by Hurricane Katrina, if the Secretary of Education determines such expense appropriate.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive any requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for a state, local educational agency (LEA), school, teacher, or student affected by an influx of such students.

Makes school placement requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act inapplicable to such students. Authorizes LEAs or elementary or secondary schools to issue and require the use of identification cards or other identifying insignia for such students.

What's happening now September 13, 2005

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1