Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education.
Requires LEAs to also provide: (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their discipline 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.
Requires: (1) the Secretary of Education to conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) the Commissioner for Education Statistics to collect state data, that are subject to independent review, to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA discipline policies.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Feb 28, 2013 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Apr 11, 2013 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 8, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 9, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 13, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 15, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1199 | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative remedies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Performance measurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- School administration
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
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