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Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

Introduced: May 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 22, 2013
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 22, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6647-6648)
Oct 22, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6647-6648)
Oct 22, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2083.
Oct 22, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6647-6651)
Oct 22, 2013
Mr. Rokita moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 22, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Requires states that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to:

  • require criminal background checks for each school employee that include searches of the criminal registry or repository of the state in which the employee resides, the child abuse and neglect registries and databases of that state, the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Sex Offender Registry;
  • prohibit the employment of an individual who refuses to consent to, or who makes a false statement in connection with, a background check or who has been convicted of one of specified felonies or of a violent or sexual crime against a minor;
  • require background checks to be periodically repeated or updated in accordance with state law or the policies of the state's local educational agencies (LEAs);
  • provide school employees who have had a background check with a copy of the background check if they request one and a timely process to appeal the results of the background check if it blocks their service as a school employee;
  • ensure that such policies and procedures are published on state and LEA websites; and
  • allow an LEA to share the results of a recent background check on a school employee with another LEA that is considering that individual for employment.

Prohibits states and LEAs from knowingly transferring or facilitating the transfer of any school employee if they know, or have substantive reason to believe, that such employee engaged in sexual misconduct with an elementary or secondary school student.

Allows: (1) the Attorney General and state law enforcement officials to charge reasonable fees for conducting the background checks, and (2) states and LEAs to use ESEA administrative funds to pay such fees.

What's happening now October 28, 2013

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2