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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 25, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 31, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education 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.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
- 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
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.
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
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