Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 21, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment.
Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.
Includes bullying and harassment within the Act's definition of violence.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2011 to Jul 10, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 10, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Performance measurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- School administration
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in House
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