,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #affe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjae ,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,heller1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife to authorize   
local educational agencies and schools  
to carry out child sexual abuse         
awareness and prevention programs or    
activities4  #a4 ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,child ,sexual 
,abuse ,awareness and ,prevention ,act 4
  #b4 ,child sexual abuse awareness and 
prevention ,section #eega of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbge7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in the section heading  
by inserting child sexual abuse and     
after combat2  7#b7 in subsection       
7b77#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by

 striking and after the semicolon2  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following2  7,e7 to carry out child     
sexual abuse awareness and prevention   
programs or activities4  2  7#c7 in     
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#h72 and   
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following3  7#f7 ,to provide        
age-appropriate and developmentally     
appropriate instruction for early       
childhood1 elementary school1 and       
secondary school students in child      
sexual abuse awareness and prevention1  
including how to recognize child sexual 
abuse and how to safely report child    
sexual abuse4  7#g7 ,to provide         
information to parents and guardians of 
early childhood1 elementary school1 and 
secondary school students about child   
sexual abuse awareness and prevention1  
including how to recognize child sexual 
abuse and how to discuss child sexual   

abuse with a child4  2  7#d7 in         
subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#e7 ,a description of how 
the local educational agency will ensure
 that a program or activity developed or
 carried out using funds provided under 
the grant is consistent with the        
principles of effectiveness described in
 subsection 7f74  2 and  7#e7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7f7          
,principles of effectiveness  7#a7 ,in  
general ,for a program or activity      
developed or carried out under this     
section to meet the principles of       
effectiveness1 such program or activity 
shall--  7,a7 be based upon an          
assessment of objective data regarding  
the need for programs and activities in 
the elementary school or secondary      
school to be served to--  7i7 improve   
school safety and promote students'     
physical and mental health and          
well-being2 and  7ii7 strengthen parent 
and community engagement to ensure a    
healthy1 safe1 and supportive school    

environment2  7,b7 be based upon        
established ,state requirements and     
evidence-based criteria aimed at        
ensuring a healthy1 safe1 and supportive
 school environment for students in the 
elementary school or secondary school   
that will be served by the program2 and 
7,c7 include meaningful and ongoing     
consultation with and input from        
teachers1 principals1 school leaders1   
and parents in the development of the   
application and administration of the   
program or activity4  7#b7 ,periodic    
evaluation  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
program or activity shall undergo a     
periodic independent1 third party       
evaluation to assess the extent to which
 the program or activity has helped the 
local educational agency or school      
provide students with a healthy1 safe1  
and supportive school environment that  
promotes school safety and students'    
physical and mental health and          
well-being4  7,b7 ,use of results ,the  
local educational agency shall ensure   

that the results of the periodic        
evaluations described under subparagraph
 7,a7 are--  7i7 used to refine1        
improve1 and strengthen the program or  
activity1 and to refine locally         
determined criteria described under     
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 made     
available to the public and the ,state4 
7#c7 ,prohibition ,nothing in this      
subsection shall be construed to        
authorize the ,secretary or any other   
officer or employee of the ,federal     
,government to mandate1 direct1 or      
control1 the principles of effectiveness
 developed or utilized by a local       
educational agency under this           
subsection4  4