HR 5136 · 99th Congress · Education
Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.(1986-07-28)
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Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require State and local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide free public education for homeless children. Requires each state education agency to implement a plan to ensure that each homeless child within the State is provided full and equal educational opportunities. Requires LEAs to ensure that qualified school personnel interview families and children in shelters or other temporary housing within their district to determine the educational needs of homeless children. Prohibits any State or local residency requirement from being applied so as to bar any homeless child from attending school. Grants the parents of each homeless child the choice of continuing the child's education in the district of origin for the remainder of the school year or enrolling the child in the school district where the child is actually living. Requires that each homeless child be provided adequate transportation to the school selected. Requires that the records of each homeless child be maintained so that they are immediately available when a child enters a new school district. Requires LE…
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3 Democrats