S. 756 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 756 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 17, 2013 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2013. 2. Training teachers to recognize child sexual abuse (a) State activities Section 2113(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (19) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. . (b) Local educational agency activities Section 2123(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. . (c) Eligible partnership activities Section 2134(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6634(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) providing training for school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. .