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Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8994| House 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
Lauren Underwood

Lauren Underwood

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (7)
Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restoring Students' Right to Appeal Act of 2020 This bill permits individuals who filed a complaint between March 5-November 18, 2018, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education and who received an investigative determination of insufficient evidence, to file an appeal with the OCR. (In March 2018, the OCR revised its procedures for investigating and resolving civil rights complaints. One revision included removing the process for appealing insufficient evidence determinations. The OCR reversed this decision in its November 2018 update.) Further, the bill requires the OCR to conduct outreach to inform individuals of their right to appeal.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • December 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8994| House 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
Restoring Students' Right to Appeal Act of 2020 This bill permits individuals who filed a complaint between March 5-November 18, 2018, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education and who received an investigative determination of insufficient evidence, to file an appeal with the OCR. (In March 2018, the OCR revised its procedures for investigating and resolving civil rights complaints. One revision included removing the process for appealing insufficient evidence determinations. The OCR reversed this decision in its November 2018 update.) Further, the bill requires the OCR to conduct outreach to inform individuals of their right to appeal.
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Timeline
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • December 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Lauren Underwood

Lauren Underwood

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (7)
Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationGovernment information and archives