Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019
This bill requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying (including cyberbullying through electronic communications) and harassment, that (1) limits students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) creates a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education.
LEAs shall also 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 shall collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020, with 29 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 25, 2019Read 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 2653 | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Census and government statistics
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- School administration
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
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