1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Assessing Appropriate School Start Times Act”.
Assessing Appropriate School Start Times Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Education to assess the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance.
2. Addition of study on school start times to “Studies of National Significance”
Section 5414 (20 U.S.C. 7243c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Appropriate school start times—A study assessing the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance.”
3. Completion date
The study required by section 2 shall be completed not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.