[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2245 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2245

 To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine 
  the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, 
                      well-being, and performance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2017

  Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Swalwell 
of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Gutierrez) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine 
  the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, 
                      well-being, and performance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ZZZ's to A's Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (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.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Education shall--
            (1) conduct a study, directly or through the award of 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.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (2) Performance.--The term ``performance'' means a 
        measurement of how well an individual achieves a desired task, 
        and may include academic performance and cognitive performance.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
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