,i #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgef ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 ,c>twright 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mi*aud7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ,a ,,bill ,to require report+ ( bully+ to appropriate au?orities & assi/ ) equal protection claims aga9/ entities :o fail to respond appropriately to bully+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bully+ ,r$ress & ,v]ifi$ ,en=cem5t ,act or ! ,,brave ,act4 #b4 ,report+ requirem5ts ,title ,,ix ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #iecd ! foll[+3 #iecd;,a4 ,bully+ 7a7 ,(ficial ,report+ ,requirem5ts 7#a7 ,report ( bully+ 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 a local educational ag5cy %all require an employee ( ! local educational ag5cy :o becomes aw>e ( bully+ to report to ! individual designat$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 by n lat] ?an #g bus9ess days aft] becom+ aw>e ( su* bully+ a description (-- 7i7 ! acts t con/itut$ bully+2 7ii7 if ! bully+ includ$ a ref]5ce to or 0 motivat$ by an actual or p]ceiv$ protect$ *>act]i/ic ( ! victim1 su* protect$ *>act]i/ic2 & 7iii7 ! response to su* bully+ by employees ( ! local educational ag5cy4 7,b7 ,exception ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! case ( an employee ( a local educational ag5cy :o is in=m$ ( bully+ by a /ud5t att5d+ a s*ool s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy1 b ! /ud5t reque/s t su* bully+ n be report$ by ! employee1 ! employee %all n be requir$ to report su* bully+ "u subp>agraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,receipt ( reports ,a local educational ag5cy %all designate an individual to receive reports ( bully+ & %all in=m ea* employee ( ! local educational ag5cy ( ! contact in=mation ( ! individual s designat$4 7#c7 ,report+ to ! local educational ag5cy ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! receipt ( a report "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! individual designat$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all in=m all employees ( ! local educational ag5cy ( ! acts describ$ & ! response by employees ( ! local educational ag5cy & %all exclude any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( any /ud5t involv$4 7#d7 ,publicly available qu>t]ly reports 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 a local educational ag5cy %all publi% & make available to all /ud5ts s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy & p>5ts ( su* /ud5ts a report on a qu>t]ly basis t-- 7i7 summ>izes ! bully+ report$ s9ce ! previ\s qu>t]ly report2 7ii7 summ>izes ! responses by employees ( ! local educational ag5cy to su* bully+2 7iii7 excludes any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( any /ud5t involv$2 & 7iv7 in=ms ! public ( ! "r to file a compla9t "u subsection 7b77#b74 7,b7 ,exception ,a local educational ag5cy %all n publi% a report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 9 a case 9 :i* su* publication w\ld reveal p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ab\t an individual /ud5t4 7#e7 ,annual policy review ,ea* local educational ag5cy %all review1 on an annual basis1 ! policies on bully+ = s*ools s]v$ by ! local educational ag5cy4 7b7 ,f$]al en=cem5t 7#a7 ,condition ( f$]al fund+ ,z a condition ( receiv+ funds "u ?is ,act1 a local educational ag5cy %all-- 7,a7 annually c]tify to ! ,secret>y 9 writ+ t su* local educational ag5cy has compli$ ) ?is section2 & 7,b7 toge!r ) su* c]tification1 submit ! #d mo/ rec5t qu>t]ly reports publi%$ prec$+ su* c]tification pursuant to subsection 7a77#d74 7#b7 ,f$]al receipt ( compla9ts ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y :o s]ves z ! head ( ! ,(fice ( ,civil ,rights = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education %all-- 7,a7 e/abli% a proc$ure = a /ud5t ( a local educational ag5cy1 a p>5t ( su* /ud5t1 or ano!r appropriate individual to submit to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y a compla9t relat+ to a failure to comply ) ?is section2 & 7,b7 publi% su* proc$ure on ! ,int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4 7#c7 ,f$]al response to compla9ts ,aft] receiv+ a compla9t pursuant to p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 inve/igate su* compla9t to det]m9e if a local educational ag5cy fail$ to comply ) ?is section2 & 7,b7 if su* local educational ag5cy is det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to h fail$ to comply ) ?is section-- 7i7 )hold fur!r paym5t ( funds "u ?is ,act to su* local educational ag5cy2 7ii7 issue a compla9t to compel compliance ( su* local educational ag5cy ?r\gh a cease & desi/ ord]2 or 7iii7 ent] into a compliance agreem5t ) su* local educational ag5cy to br+ x into compliance ) ?is section1 9 ! same mann] z ! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to take su* actions "u sections #dee1 #def1 & #deg1 respectively1 ( ! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act4 7#d7 ,public availability ( in=mation ab\t compla9ts ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] receiv+ a compla9t pursuant to subsection 7b77#b71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all make available on ! ,int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education in=mation ab\t su* compla9t1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 if ! bully+ includ$ a ref]5ce to or 0 motivat$ by an actual or p]ceiv$ protect$ *>act]i/ic ( ! victim1 include a description ( su* protect$ *>act]i/ic2 & 7,b7 exclude any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( any /ud5t involv$4 7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bully+ ,! t]m bully+ means any sev]e1 p]vasive1 or p]si/5t electronic1 writt51 v]bal1 or physical act by "o /ud5t or a gr\p ( /ud5ts t[>d ano!r /ud5t dur+ s*ool h\rs & on s*ool premises1 or at a s*ool-sponsor$ activity outside ( s*ool h\rs1 t causes-- 7,a7 h>m to or reasonable conc]n = ! p]son1 prop]ty1 or m5tal heal? ( su* o!r /ud5t2 or 7,b7 su* o!r /ud5t to )draw f or avoid b5efitt+ f ! s]vices1 activities1 or opportunities (f]$ by ! s*ool4 7#b7 ,protect$ *>act]i/ic ,! t]m protect$ *>act]i/ic includes race1 color1 sex1 religion1 national orig91 disability1 g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1 & sexual ori5tation4 4