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HR 788 112th Congress House

Phylicia's Law

Official title: To help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips.

Introduced: April 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Child safety and welfareEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency planning and evacuationSchool administration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Phylicia's Law - Requires each local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program to develop and make publicly available a written school safety policy for off-premises, overnight field trips.

Encourages the Secretary of Education to provide guidance to such LEAs by taking the steps necessary, such as hosting a conference of interested parties, to further the development of a model school safety policy for such trips.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 12, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Apr 12, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Apr 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 788: Phylicia's Law. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-788/
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"H.R. 788: Phylicia's Law." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-788/.
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H.R. 788, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-788/.
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