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S.1708: Student Attendance Success Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Sept. 24, 2009
- Latest Major Action Sept. 24, 2009
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Bill Summary
Student Attendance Success Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive, renewable, three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for programmatic initiatives aimed at improving academic achievement by keeping students in school. Requires subgrant applicants to demonstrate that their schools have a history of significant truancy in grades five through nine. Requires...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Sept. 24, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) |