Senate bill · S. 986 (119th Congress)
Safe Schools Improvement Act
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Tim Kaine (U.S. Senator for Virginia, Democratic)
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Summary
Safe Schools Improvement Act This bill requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying and harassment of elementary and secondary school students. In particular, these policies must prohibit bullying and harassment based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or sex. Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (including intersex traits). Further, LEAs must provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary 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 must collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
38
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- Democratic37
- Other1
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- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
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- Edward J. Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Mar 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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