113 HR 5678 IH: ZZZ’s to A’s Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-09-19
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1.This Act may be cited as the ZZZ’s to A’s Act
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2.Congress finds the followings:
(1)The Secretary of Education has not formally issued policy guidance on school start times.
(2) Numerous local educational agencies have recently changed or are considering changing school start times in an effort to improve adolescent health, well-being, and performance.
3.Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall—
(1)conduct a study, directly or through awarding a grant or contract, to examine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance that—
(A)provides a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence relating to school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance;
(B)compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and
(C)evaluates factors that contribute to or affect school start times; and
(2)submit to Congress a report that describes—
(A)the findings of the study; and
(B)any recommendations of the Secretary based on such findings.
4.In this Act:
(1)The term local educational agency
has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2)The term performance
means a measurement of how well an individual achieves a desired task, and which may include academic performance and cognitive performance.
(3)The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Education.