S 2548 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced Sep 25, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 25, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 25, 2019
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-VATim KaineOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NMTom UdallOriginalSep 25, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandSep 26, 2019
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoFeb 24, 2020
D-NMMartin HeinrichJul 2, 2020
D-NJRobert MenendezAug 4, 2020
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Sep 10, 2020
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsSep 10, 2020
D-MIDebbie StabenowSep 10, 2020
I-AZKyrsten SinemaSep 10, 2020
D-ILTammy DuckworthSep 10, 2020
D-DEThomas R. CarperSep 10, 2020
D-NYCharles E. SchumerSep 14, 2020
D-ALDoug JonesSep 15, 2020
D-MIGary C. PetersSep 15, 2020
D-COMichael F. BennetSep 15, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Sep 25, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 25, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2572Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018Reintroduction ofMar 20, 2018
HR 2653Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019Related billMay 9, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2019Introduced in Senate

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