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Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003

Introduced: June 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 29, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 26, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 26, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003 - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from making any funds available to a State under any program administered by the Department of Education unless the Secretary determines that the State has in place a criminal information sharing system.

Directs the Secretary to make such determination with regard to each State within one year after enactment of this Act.

Requires such a system to be one under which the State shares with the Federal Government information (including for non-criminal justice purposes) on each arrest, charge, or conviction (including any no contest plea) in such State for specified covered offenses. Requires such information to include the identity of: (1) each individual so arrested, charged, or convicted; and (2) the identity of each individual under suspicion for such an offense. Requires such system to cover any offense that: (1) is a felony or involves violence, a controlled substance, child abuse, statutory rape, rape, molestation, or sexual abuse; and (2) occurs on or after the date that is 15 years before the date of the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now September 28, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2649: Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2649/
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