HR 5005 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014

Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 26, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Secretary of Education from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior.

Requires each state to submit a plan to the Secretary, within 18 months of this Act's enactment and every third year thereafter, that describes how the state eliminates the use of corporal punishment in schools and makes school personnel and parents aware of its policies and procedures for doing so.

Authorizes the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist them in improving school climate and culture by implementing school-wide positive behavior supports.

Requires grant and subgrant funds to be used for professional training, technical assistance, research, and outreach regarding positive behavior supports. Requires LEAs to ensure that private school personnel can participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such funds.

Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities with regard to schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a national assessment to determine compliance with this Act's requirements and identify best practices regarding positive behavior support professional training programs.

Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2014 to Jul 31, 2014; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 26, 2014
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 26, 2014
D-CAMark TakanoJun 30, 2014
D-COJared PolisJul 15, 2014
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 15, 2014
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 25, 2014
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 31, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 26, 2014
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Nov 17, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Jun 26, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to the Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5819.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To end the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House

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