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HR 2902 114th Congress House

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

Introduced: October 16, 2015 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education.

LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their discipline policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level.

The Department of Education must conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics shall collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA discipline policies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 87
All 87 Democratic 80
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 20, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Sep 20, 2016
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 12, 2016
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Sep 9, 2016
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 9, 2016
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 7, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 25, 2016
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 2, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 2, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 2, 2015
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Dec 2, 2015
Sablan, Gregorio
· Dec 2, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 5, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 3, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 3, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 27, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 27, 2015
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