,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cffj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #e1        
#bjac,mr4 ,cartwright 7for himself1     
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4     
,kaptur1 and ,mr4 ,andrews7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife to require local          
educational agencies to implement a     
policy on allergy bullying in schools4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,alerting ,local ,leaders and   
,ensuring ,responsible ,guidelines for  
,youth ,act or the ,,allergy ,act4  #b4 
,requirement for policies on            
allergy-related bullying ,subpart #b of 
part ,e of title ,,ix of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq47 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating sections
 #iecc through #iecf1 as section #iecd  
through #iecg1 respectively2 and  7#b7  

by inserting after section #iecb1 the   
following new section3  #iecc4          
,requirements for policies on allergy   
bullying  7a7 ,in general ,as a         
condition of receiving funds under this 
,act1 a local educational agency shall  
establish and implement a policy on     
allergy bullying in the schools served  
by the local educational agency1 which1 
at a minimum1 requires that each such   
school-- 7#a7 educate students1 school  
personnel1 and parents about allergy    
bullying1 and that such bullying is     
against the rules of the school2  7#b7  
clearly define what the punishment or   
response may be for a violation of the  
rule against allergy bullying1 which may
 include a therapeutic response1 where  
appropriate2  7#c7 have in effect       
policies and procedures that encourage  
each victim of allergy bullying to      
report such bullying to school          
personnel2 and  7#d7 in carrying out the
 requirements of paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#c71 is in compliance with the        

requirements of the ,individuals with   
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq47 and the        
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474   
7b7 ,certification ,as a condition of   
receiving funds under this ,act1 a local
 educational agency shall certify in    
writing not later than ,october #a of   
each year to the ,state educational     
agency involved that the local          
educational agency has established and  
implemented the policy described in     
subsection 7a74 ,the ,state educational 
agency shall report to the ,secretary   
not later than ,november #a of each year
 a list of those local educational      
agencies that have not filed a          
certification or against which          
complaints have been made to the ,state 
educational agency that the local       
educational agency is not in compliance 
with this section4  7c7 ,definition ,the
 term allergy bullying means unwanted1  
aggressive behavior by a student toward 

another student with an allergy and     
includes-- 7#a7 a real or perceived     
imbalance of power due to such other    
student's allergy1 such as physical     
strength1 access to embarrassing        
information1 or popularity1 to control  
or harm such other student2 and  7#b7   
actions such as making threats1         
spreading rumors1 physical or verbal    
attacks1 and excluding such other       
student from a group on purpose4  4  #c4
 ,table of contents ,the table of       
contents for the ,elementary and        
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking the item relating to   
section #iecc and inserting the         
following3  ,sec4 #iecc4 ,requirements  
for policies on allergy bullying4  2    
7#b7 by striking the item relating to   
section #iecd and inserting the         
following3  ,sec4 #iecd4 ,prohibition on
 discrimination4  2  7#c7 by striking   
the item relating to section #iece and  
inserting the following3  ,sec4 #iece4  

,civil ,rights4  2  7#d7 by striking the
 item relating to section #iecf and     
inserting the following3  ,sec4 #iecf4  
,rulemaking  2  and  7#e7 by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#iecf1 the following3  ,sec4 #iecg4     
,severability4  4