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HR 3911 113th Congress House Education Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Crimes against children Disability and health-based discrimination Elementary and secondary education Performance measurement Racial and ethnic relations Religion School administration Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Violent crime

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

Introduced: January 16, 2014 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 16, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

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

What's happening now January 16, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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