S 3618 · 94th Congress · Education

School Desegregation Standards and Assistance Act

Introduced 1976-06-24· Sponsored by Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1976-06-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] School Desegregation Standards and Assistance Act - Title I: Standards and Procedures in School Desegregation Suits - States that the purpose of this title is: (1) to prevent unlawful discrimination in public schools; and (2) to remedy the effects of past discrimination. States that, upon a finding that a local or State educational agency has engaged or is engaging in an act of unlawful discrimination, a court may: (1) enter an order enjoining the continuation or future commission of such act; and (2) provide other relief necessary to prevent the occurrence of discriminatory acts or to eliminate the effects of such acts except remedies directed at eliminating the effects of such acts on the present degree of concentration by race, color, or national origin. States that where a court finds that discriminatory acts have caused a greater concentration by race, color, or national origin in a student population than that which would have existed normally, the court may order appropriate relief to adjust the composition to that which would have existed in the absence of discrimination. Requires courts, before entering such an order, to make specific findings concerning the degree to whic…

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1 Republican