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116th Congress
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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019
Introduced: January 23, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 23, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E78)
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019
This bill prohibits 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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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