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HR 3132 110th Congress House

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

Introduced: October 31, 2007 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCrime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionDiscrimination in education
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Drug abuseDrugs and youthEducational statisticsElementary and secondary educationElementary educationFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGrievance proceduresMinoritiesParent-school relationshipsRacial discriminationSchool disciplineSchool districtsSchool securitySecondary educationSex discriminationWomenYouth violence
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Sep 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 23, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment.

Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish grievance procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

Includes bullying and harassment within the the Act's definition of violence.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 21, 2008
Boyda, Nancy
· May 6, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 6, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 1, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 1, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 31, 2007
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 4, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 26, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 7, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 4, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 30, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 23, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 23, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 23, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2007
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