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20 U.S.C. 7946: Limitation on liability for teachers

Created in 2002 by Public Law 89-10. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2015Every Student Succeeds Act

2002Pub. L. 89-10added it

20 U.S.C. 7946Limitation on liability for teachers

(a)Liability protection for teacherschanged

(b)Exceptions to teacher liability protectionadded to

(c)Limitation on punitive damages based on the actions of teacherschanged

(d)Exceptions to limitations on liability

(e)Rules of construction

(f)changed

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10421Transforming Education for the Future Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (a), (b), (c), (f)

How it got here

2015

Pub. L. 114–95, §2001(a)(1), struck out undesignated par. following par. (2) which read as follows: "ate law that makes a limitation of liability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by an officer of a State or local government pursuant to State or local law." (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text
Pub. L. 114–95, §2001(a)(1), added par. (3). (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.