ZZZ's to A's Act

Bill: 113-hr-5678
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2014-09-19
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Child health

Congressional oversight

Elementary and secondary education

Government studies and investigations

School administration
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>ZZZ's to A's Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study examining the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance that:</p> <ul> <li>comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship;</li> <li>compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and</li> <li>evaluates factors that contribute to or affect school start times.</li> </ul> <p>Requires the Secretary to report the study's findings to Congress, including any recommendations the Secretary has that are based on those findings.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5678 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2014 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Honda , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ZZZ’s to A’s Act . 2. Findings 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. Study and report 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. Definitions In this Act: (1) Local educational agency 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) Performance 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) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.