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HR 2382 114th Congress House

Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a parent to opt their child out of participation in certain assessments required under such Act.

Introduced: November 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSchool administration
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student to opt out, for any reason stated by the student's parent and without any penalty or other consequence, of yearly academic assessments used as the primary means of determining the performance of the state and of each local educational agency and school in enabling all children to meet the state's academic achievement standards.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 4
R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 16, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 2, 2015
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 23, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 14, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 1, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2382: Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2382/
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"H.R. 2382: Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2382/.
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H.R. 2382, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2382/.
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