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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 3, 2017
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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2017

This bill amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding to any state or local educational agency (LEA) that allows its school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student.

ED may award three-year grants to states or LEAs to assist them with improving school climate and culture. Grants must be used to implement school-wide positive behavior programs.

What's happening now January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 11, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 160: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-160/
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"H.R. 160: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-160/.
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H.R. 160, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-160/.
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