,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,gro?man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,g5]al  
,education ,provisions ,act to provide a
 private "r ( action to p>5ts & eligible
 /ud5ts to protect c]ta9                
education-relat$ rights1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,p>5tal ,rights ,relief    
,act4  #b4 ,private rights ( action "u  
,,f]pa & ,,ppra  7a7 ,family            
,educational ,rights & ,privacy ,act    
,section #ddd7;g7 ( ! ,g5]al ,education 
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4         
#abcb;g7g77 7commonly kn[n z ! ,family  
,educational ,rights & ,privacy ,act (  
#aigd7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7g7  
,(fice & review bo>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all e/abli% or designate an  
(fice & review bo>d )9 ! ,dep>tm5t = !  
purpose ( inve/igat+1 process+1 review+1

 & adjudicat+ violations ( ?is section &
 compla9ts :i* may be fil$ conc]n+      
alleg$ violations ( ?is section4  7#b7  
,compla9ts ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t   
compla9ts fil$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7
 are inve/igat$1 process$1 review$1 &   
adjudicat$ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] be+ 
fil$4  7#c7 ,private "r ( action  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,a p>5t 7or a /ud5t :o is at   
lea/ eighte5 ye>s ( age or is att5d+ an 
in/itution ( po/second>y education7 :o  
is aggriev$ by a violation ( ?is section
 by an educational ag5cy or in/itution  
may br+ a civil action 9 an appropriate 
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ su*
 educational ag5cy or in/itution =      
decl>atory relief1 injunctive relief1 or
 reasonable attorney's fees & co/s )    
respect to ! violation4  7,b7           
,adm9i/rative rem$ies n requir$ ,a civil
 action "u subp>agraph 7,a7 may be      
comm5c$1 & relief may be grant$1 )\t    
reg>d to :e!r ! p>ty comm5c+ ! action   
has s\ght or exhau/$ any available      
adm9i/rative rem$ies4  7,c7 ,int]v5tion 

( ,attorney ,g5]al ,a c\rt may1 9 its   
discretion1 p]mit ! ,attorney ,g5]al to 
int]v5e 9 a civil action br\ght "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
c]tifies t ! action is ( g5]al public   
importance4  7#d7 ,prohibition ,except =
 ! conduct ( he>+s1 none ( ! functions (
 ! ,secret>y "u ?is section %all be     
c>ri$ out 9 any ( ! regional (fices ( ! 
,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,protection ( ,pupil 
,rights ,am5dm5t ,section #dde7;f7 ( !  
,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;h7f77 7commonly kn[n z !
 ,protection ( ,pupil ,rights ,am5dm5t7 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7f7 ,(fice &
 review bo>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% or designate an (fice &   
review bo>d )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education 
to inve/igate1 process1 review1 &       
adjudicate violations ( ! rights        
e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7#b7          
,compla9ts ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t   
compla9ts fil$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7
 are inve/igat$1 process$1 review$1 &   
adjudicat$ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] be+ 

fil$4  7#c7 ,private "r ( action  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,a p>5t 7or a /ud5t :o is at   
lea/ eighte5 ye>s ( age or is an        
emancipat$ m9or "u an applicable ,/ate  
law7 :o is aggriev$ by a violation ( ?is
 section by an educational ag5cy or     
in/itution may br+ a civil action 9 an  
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ su* educational ag5cy or   
in/itution = decl>atory relief1         
injunctive relief1 or reasonable        
attorney's fees & co/s ) respect to !   
violation4  7,b7 ,adm9i/rative rem$ies n
 requir$ ,a civil action "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 may be comm5c$1 & relief may be    
grant$1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! p>ty comm5c+
 ! action has s\ght or exhau/$ any      
available adm9i/rative rem$ies4  7,c7   
,int]v5tion ( ,attorney ,g5]al ,a c\rt  
may1 9 its discretion1 p]mit ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al to int]v5e 9 a civil action     
br\ght "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if !         
,attorney ,g5]al c]tifies t ! action is 
( g5]al public importance4  4