US Congress House Bill 5871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-4)
Status: Introduced on May 31 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Papers Leads to Uninterrupted Scholars Act or the A Plus Act - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent. Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include: (1) organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care; and (2) state or local child welfare agencies or tribal organizations responsible for a student's placement and care. Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a child welfare court proceeding and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding.

A Plus Act

Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2012-05-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB3472 (Related) 2013-01-14 - Became Public Law No: 112-278.
SB3478 (Related) 2012-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5871/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5871/BILLS-112hr5871ih.pdf