S 679 · 95th Congress · Education
National Educational Opportunities Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.(1977-02-10)
Plain Language Summary
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National Educational Opportunities Act - Title I: Definition and Guarantee of a Unitary School and Equal Educational Opportunity - Provides that each State and its local educational agencies shall establish and maintain desegregated, unitary school systems which offer equal educational opportunities to all students, regardless of race, color, or national origin. States that a desegregated unitary school system exists whenever equal educational opportunities are available to individuals without discrimination based upon race, color, or national origin. Prohibits local educational agencies from denying equal educational opportunity to an individual on account of race, color, or national origin by maintenance of practices or provision of resources in schools in which minority students are concentrated that are less favorable for educational success and advancement than in schools attended primarily by students of any other race, color, or national origin. Gives examples of such denials of equal educational opportunity. Authorizes the Attorney General and private individuals to bring a civil action in any U.S. district court for equitable relief in any case where he has reasonable caus…
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