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To provide grants to local educational agencies that agree to begin school for secondary students after 9 in the morning.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants of up to $25,000 to local educational agencies that agree to delay the start time of secondary school to after 9 in the morning. To be eligible, a school district must currently start secondary classes before 9 in the morning and commit to moving the start time after 9 in the morning within two years of receiving the grant. Grant recipients may use the funds to cover administrative and operating costs associated with making the change to later school start times. The bill defines secondary schools according to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
2 cosponsors
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Actions (3)
- Jul 17, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. · house
- Jun 24, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. · house
- Jun 24, 1998 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 1998
Ms. Lofgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To provide grants to local educational agencies that agree to begin school for secondary students after 9 in the morning.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Z’s to A’s Act”.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide a grant of not more than $25,000 to each local educational agency that agrees to begin school for secondary students after 9 in the morning.
(b) Eligibility.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary providing assurances that—
(1) at the time of the application, secondary schools served by the local educational agency begin school before 9 in the morning; and
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of submission of the application, secondary schools served by such agency shall begin classes after 9 in the morning.
(c) Uses of Funds.—A local educational agency that receives a grant under this Act may use such grant funds to pay for the administrative and operating costs associated in changing the hours of operation of secondary schools served by such agency.
(d) Definitions.—For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term “secondary school” has the same meaning given such term in section 14101(25) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(25)); and
(2) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education. <all>
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