119th Congress Education
S. 986: Safe Schools Improvement Act
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Summary
This bill requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying and harassment of elementary and secondary school students. In particular, these policies must prohibit bullying and harassment based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or sex. Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (including intersex traits).
Further, LEAs must provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level.
The Department of Education must conduct and report on an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics must collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Michael Bennet D-COOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Tammy Duckworth D-ILOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Edward Markey D-MAOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Christopher Murphy D-CTOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Gary Peters D-MIOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Mark Warner D-VAOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- John Reed D-RI
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Brian Schatz D-HI
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Timothy Kaine SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Timothy Kaine.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.