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Replaces subsection (g) of 20 U.S.C. 1232g to establish or designate an office and review board within the Department of Education to investigate, process, review, and adjudicate violations; requires complaints be adjudicated within 90 days; creates a private right of action for parents and certain students to seek declaratory or injunctive relief and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs; permits courts to allow the Attorney General to intervene in certain matters; and restricts the Secretary from carrying out functions in regional offices except for hearings.
Replaces subsection (f) of 20 U.S.C. 1232h to require the Secretary to establish or designate an office and review board within the Department of Education to investigate, process, review, and adjudicate violations of the section; requires complaints be adjudicated within 90 days; creates a private right of action for parents and certain students to seek declaratory or injunctive relief and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs; and permits courts to allow the Attorney General to intervene in certain matters.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced December 18, 2025 by Harriet Hageman · Last progress December 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House