S 555 112th Congress Senate Education Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government liability Legal fees and court costs Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov

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Mar 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)

Mar 10, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1557-1558)

Mar 10, 2011

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.

Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination.

Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct they reasonably believe to be unlawful under this Act.

Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them.

Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail.

Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.

What's happening now March 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)

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