Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on Civil and Constitutional Rights to examine the status of public school desegregation and the effectiveness of Federal court-ordered busing of students to achieve racial integration., 1981
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14th Amendment and School Busing
Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on the Constitution to examine the effectiveness of Federal court-ordered busing of students to achieve racial integration in public schools. Full Committee Member Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Del) participates in questioning witnesses on June 3. Includes texts of the following bills to limit assignment or transportation of public school students on the basis or racial imbalance: S. 528, the Neighborhood School Act of 1981 (p. 379-384). S. 1005, the Student Freedom of Choice Act, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (p. 385-391). S. 1147, the Racially Neutral School Assignment Act (p. 392-397). S. 1760, the Public School Civil Rights Act of 1981 (p. 398-404)., 1981
Court-Ordered School Busing
Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on Separation of Powers to consider the following bills to limit court-ordered busing of students to achieve racial integration of public schools: S. 528 (text, p. 671-676), the Neighborhood School Act of 1981, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit court-ordered busing in cases likely to result in greater racial imbalance or to have a net harmful effect on education quality, and to limit the time and distance of court-ordered bus travel. S. 1147 (text, p. 684-689), the Racially Neutral School Assignment Act, to amend the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 to prohibit assignment of students to public schools on the basis of race. S. 1647 and similar S. 1743 (texts, p. 690-700), both the Neighborhood School Transportation Relief Act of 1981, to deny the jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts to order student assignments or transportation to alter the racial or ethnic balance in public schools. Full Committee Member Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) presents a statement (p. 105-106)., 1981
Limitations on Court-Ordered Busing: Neighborhood School Act
Congressional Hearing: Hearings before the Subcom on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice to consider the Neighborhood School Act of 1982 (dept rpt, p. 121-128), proposed as an amendment to S. 951 (text, p. 4-27), the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, FY82. The Neighborhood School Act limits Federal court-ordered busing of students to achieve racial integration of public schools. Focuses on constitutionality of congressional restrictions on Federal court jurisdiction., 1982
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