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S 919 112th Congress Senate

Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students.

Introduced: May 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Drug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsGovernment information and archivesJuvenile crime and gang violenceMental healthNutrition and dietPhysical fitness and lifestyleTeaching, teachers, curriculaViolent crime
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May 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2794-2797)
May 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2793-2794)
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 Latest action May 9, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2794-2797)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to: (1) develop, improve, and implement state reporting and information systems that measure conditions for learning, based on surveys of school students and staff; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofit organizations that use such measurement systems to make comprehensive improvements to school-level conditions for learning.

Identifies conditions conducive to learning as those that: (1) promote physical activity, education, fitness, and nutrition; (2) promote mental health; (3) prevent violence, harassment, and substance abuse among students; and (4) promote safe and supportive schools and communities.

Conditions a state's grant eligibility on its: (1) having a statewide physical education requirement that is consistent with widely recognized standards; and (2) requiring its LEAs to establish policies that prevent and prohibit harassment in schools, notify students and parents of prohibited conduct each year, and provide students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate the programs this Act funds and provide technical assistance to program applicants, grantees, and subgrantees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 6, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 919: Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-919/
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