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To help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips.

12/4/2007--Introduced.

Phylicia's Law - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies applying for funds under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program to require schools sponsoring off-premises overnight field trips to develop, and provide to parents whose children are to be taken on such trips, written safety plans that include: (1) policies on curfews, room checks, and chaperone qualifications; and (2) emergency procedures to be followed when a serious injury or death occurs.

Latest Actions
  • 02/05/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  • 12/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.4265 Introduced in House01/09/2008