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HR 3331 114th 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: July 29, 2015 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill 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.

Such LEAs or schools must: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, which must include policies regarding bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

The bill also expands the Act's definition of violence to include bullying and harassment.

What's happening now November 16, 2015

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

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