20 U.S.C. § 1717
Reopening proceedings
United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective
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- 20 U.S.C. § 1717, Reopening proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/452640
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A parent or guardian of a child, or parents or guardians of children similarly situated, transported to a public school in accordance with a court order, or an educational agency subject to a court order or a desegregation plan under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] in effect on August 21, 1974, and intended to end segregation of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin, may seek to reopen or intervene in the further implementation of such court order, currently in effect, if the time or distance of travel is so great as to risk the health of the student or significantly impinge on his or her educational process.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Education Amendments of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally