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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: November 4, 2011 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, on an ongoing basis, to: (1) collect and report certain information on bullying and harassment by youth in their elementary and secondary schools and communities; (2) conduct, and report the results of, a needs assessment for bullying and harassment prevention programs; and (3) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in their efforts to thwart bullying and harassment.

Requires LEAs to: (1) include clear prohibitions against bullying and harassment within their discipline policies; (2) establish and monitor performance indicators for incidents of bullying and harassment; and (3) establish grievance procedures students, parents, and educators can use to redress such conduct.

Directs LEAs to notify parents, students, and educators annually on: (1) the bullying and harassment prohibited by their discipline policies, (2) the numbers and nature of bullying and harassment incidents for each of their schools, and (3) grievance procedures for redressing such conduct.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of Education to conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) the Commissioner for Education Statistics to collect data, that are subject to independent review, to determine the incidence and prevalence of bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools in this country.

What's happening now May 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 90
All 90 Democratic 55
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 19, 2012
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Sep 12, 2012
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jul 12, 2012
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 19, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 10, 2012
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 18, 2012
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 22, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2012
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2012
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Mar 8, 2012
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 8, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2012
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 14, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 9, 2012
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jan 31, 2012
FRANK, BARNEY
· Jan 27, 2012
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 25, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Dec 19, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 16, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Dec 6, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Dec 6, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· Nov 17, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 17, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 4, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Nov 4, 2011
PASTOR, ED
· Nov 4, 2011
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 27, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 27, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 15, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 15, 2011
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 15, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 29, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 21, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 7, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 7, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 7, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 16, 2011
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2011
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 3, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 3, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 3, 2011
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 26, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· May 26, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 12, 2011
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