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HR 637 112th Congress House Education Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Higher education Military personnel and dependents Right of privacy School administration

Fairness for Military Recruiters Act

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E195-196)
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Military Recruiters Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information.

Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to submit a written request to the LEA that the student's name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or IHEs without the parent's prior written consent. Prohibits LEAs from providing military recruiters or IHEs access to such information once they have received such a request, unless the student's parent provides written consent to such access. Gives students the rights accorded to their parents when they reach age 18.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Governor of the LEA's state and the Secretary of Education when an LEA denies access to military recruiters. Requires the Secretary of Education, upon receiving such notice, to determine whether: (1) the LEA has failed to comply substantially with the requirement to provide military recruiters with access to students and student information unless the parents have filed a prior consent request under this Act, and (2) the imposition of a penalty or remedy against the LEA is warranted.

Makes these requirements inapplicable to private secondary schools that maintain a religious objection to military service.

What's happening now March 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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