,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #d1 #bjae,mr4 ,casey 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 support a reduction in school suspensions and expulsions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,keep ,kids in ,school ,act4 #b4 ,state plans ,section #aaaa7;c7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#ad7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ae7 the ,state educational agency will work with other ,state agencies1 local educational agencies1 organizations representing teachers1 administrators1 and other school personnel1 organizations representing parents1 and community-based programs to reduce suspensions and expulsions in public early childhood education programs1 as applicable1 and elementary school and secondary school including by-- 7,a7 focusing on local educational agencies with a high rate of suspensions and expulsions and with a disparity between the rates of suspension and expulsion for students who are members of the categories described in section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c77ii77,,iii77dd71 and all students at the school2 7,b7 expanding professional development provided to principals1 administrators1 teachers1 specialized instructional support personnel1 para-educators1 and other staff that regularly interact with students1 on a schoolwide basis1 to educate such individuals about evidence-based approaches to reduce suspensions and expulsions1 such as prevention and deescalation strategies1 conflict resolution1 understanding and responding to the effects of trauma and violence on students1 and multi-tiered systems of support that include developmentally1 culturally1 and linguistically appropriate positive behavioral interventions for students in public early childhood education programs1 as applicable1 and elementary school and secondary school2 and 7,c7 developing a plan to ensure that each student who is suspended will receive ongoing educational services that will allow the student to successfully participate in the student's previous educational program upon the student's return to school following a suspension4 4 #c4 ,local plans ,section #aaab7;b77#a7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcab7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,p71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7#b7 is subparagraph 7,q71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,r7 a description of-- 7i7 the actions the local educational agency will take to reduce suspensions and expulsions in public early childhood education programs1 as applicable1 and elementary school and secondary school2 and 7ii7 how the local educational agency will measure progress and benchmarks of improvement in reducing suspensions and expulsions1 and the professional development that is necessary to achieve such a reduction1 with a particular focus on reducing disparities between the rates of suspension and expulsion for students who are members of the categories described in section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c77ii77,,iii77dd7 as compared to such rates for all students at the school2 7,s7 an assurance that1 in consultation with local government agencies1 and community-based programs1 if applicable1 the local educational agency will provide a report on-- 7i7 the professional development provided to principals1 administrators1 teachers1 specialized instructional support personnel1 para-educators1 and other staff that regularly interact with students on evidence-based approaches to reduce suspensions and expulsions for students in public school1 which may include prevention and deescalation strategies1 conflict resolution1 understanding and responding to the effects of trauma and violence on students1 and multi-tiered systems of support that include developmentally1 culturally1 and linguistically appropriate positive behavioral interventions2 and 7ii7 a description of how the local educational agency will ensure that each student who is suspended will receive ongoing educational services that will allow the student to successfully participate in the student's previous educational program upon the student's return to school following a suspension2 7,t7 an assurance that each school served by the local educational agency will make publicly available1 the school's individual suspension and expulsion policy1 or the suspension and expulsion policy of the local educational agency that serves the school1 if such policy operates on the local educational agency level2 and 7,u7 an assurance that each school served by the local educational agency will make available1 upon request1 information about the behavior that resulted in each suspension or expulsion that was issued to a student at the school4 4 #d4 ,reporting 7a7 ,,lea ,report ,section #aaaa7;h77#b77;,b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;h77#b77;,b77 is amended by striking clause 7ii7 and inserting the following3 7ii7 in the case of a school-- 7,i7 whether the school has been identified for school improvement2 7,,ii7 information that shows how the school's students achievement on the statewide academic assessments and other indicators of adequate yearly progress compared to students in the local educational agency and the ,state as a whole2 and 7,,iii7 information about suspensions and expulsions1 including-- 7aa7 the number of suspensions and expulsions2 7bb7 the length of each suspension2 7cc7 the number of children suspended and the number of children suspended more than once2 7dd7 the number of police arrests and referrals to law enforcement of students1 disaggregated by grade1 race1 ethnicity1 gender1 disability status 7in accordance with section #fjb of the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act71 migrant status1 ,english proficiency status1 and status as economically disadvantaged2 7ee7 the number of times multiple suspensions were issued for the same student for the same offense2 7ff7 the number of times a student is transferred as part of a disciplinary removal to an alternative educational setting1 disaggregated by the categories described in subclause 7,,iv72 7gg7 the percentage of the student population that was suspended or expelled1 disaggregated by the groups described in item 7dd72 and 7hh7 information on the professional development and implementation support provided to principals1 administrators1 teachers1 and other appropriate staff on schoolwide evidence-based approaches1 such as those described in section #aaaa7;c77#ae7 to reduce suspensions and expulsions in public early childhood education programs1 as applicable1 and elementary school and secondary school4 4 7b7 ,state report ,section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;h77#a77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating clause 7vii7 and 7viii7 as clause 7viii7 and 7ix71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after clause 7vi7 the following2 7vii7 the information described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii77,,iii71 as applicable1 aggregated to reflect the ,state as a whole2 4 #e4 ,reservation of funds for school improvement ,section #daba of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaca7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7 by inserting 1 and not reserved under subsection 7c7 after carry out this subpart under section #djjc7b712 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking this section and inserting subsection 7a72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,reservation of funds for school discipline 7#a7 ,in ,general ,no less than #g4e percent of the funds made available to carry out this subpart under section #djjc7b7 shall be reserved for the ,secretary to make grants to the #ej local educational agencies with an approved application that have the highest rates of suspension and expulsion and the greatest disparity between the rates of suspension and expulsion for students who are members of the categories described in section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c77ii77,,iii77dd71 and all students at the school1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,allocation of funds ,the ,secretary shall allocate the funds described in paragraph 7#a7 among such local educational agencies in a manner determined by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,application ,in order to receive funds under this subsection1 a local educational agency shall submit a plan to the ,secretary in such form and containing such information as the ,secretary may reasonably require and shall include a description of how the local educational agency will use the funds awarded under this subsection for the professional development of principals1 administrators1 teachers1 specialized instructional support personnel1 para-educators1 school resource officers1 and school police to reduce suspensions and expulsions4 7#d7 ,eligible activities ,a local educational agency receiving funds under this subsection may use such funds to carry out one or more of the following activities3 7,a7 training on developmentally1 culturally1 and linguistically appropriate prevention and deescalation strategies2 7,b7 implementing positive behavioral intervention systems2 7,c7 implementing tiered disciplinary systems2 7,d7 carrying out training on conflict resolution and restorative justice2 7,e7 hiring additional school-based mental health services providers2 and 7,f7 carrying out other evidence-based approaches to reducing school suspensions and expulsions4 7#e7 ,report 7,a7 ,reports to the ,secretary ,at the conclusion of each grant period1 each local educational agency that receives a grant under this subsection shall prepare and submit a report to the ,secretary on the uses for the funding received as well as the techniques used by the local educational agency to reduce suspensions and expulsions4 7,b7 ,report on best practices ,the ,secretary shall publish and make publicly available an annual report on the best practices for ,state educational agencies and local educational agencies to reduce the use of suspensions and expulsions1 and may include information from the reports described in subparagraph 7,a74 4 #f4 ,definitions ,section #iaja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#dd7 ,suspension ,the term suspension means an instance in which a student1 including a student with a disability1 is temporarily removed from the student's regular educational setting for disciplinary purposes to another setting 7such as home1 a behavior center1 or an interim alternative educational setting1 which may be at the school71 regardless of whether the student receives educational or other services from the school in that setting4 7#de7 ,expulsion ,the term expulsion means an action taken by the local educational agency removing a student from the student's regular school for disciplinary purposes for the remainder of the school year or longer1 in accordance with local educational agency policy1 and includes any removal from school1 or modified removal1 of a student of a period of less than #a year1 as required by ,state law in accordance with section #dada4 4 #g4 ,state and local uses of funds for professional development 7a7 ,state ,use of ,funds ,section #baac7;c7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffac7;c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#ai7 ,encouraging and supporting local educational agencies in providing professional development to teachers1 administrators1 other school personnel1 and school leaders in ways to reduce the use of suspensions and expulsions1 especially when resulting in disparities between the rates of suspension and expulsion for students who are members of the categories described in section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c77ii77,,iii77dd7 as compared to such rates for all students at the school1 which may include developing tools such as developmentally1 culturally1 and linguistically appropriate prevention and deescalation strategies1 positive behavioral intervention systems1 tiered disciplinary systems1 conflict resolution and restorative justice1 and other evidence-based approaches4 4 7b7 ,local ,use of ,funds ,section #babc7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffbc7;a77#c77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking teachers and principals and1 in appropriate cases1 paraprofessionals1 and inserting teachers1 administrators1 other personnel1 and school leaders2 7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7iii7 through 7v7 as clauses 7iv7 through 7vi71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after clause 7ii7 the following3 7iii7 provide professional development regarding ways to reduce the use of suspensions and expulsions1 especially when resulting in disparities between the rates of suspension and expulsion for students who are members of the categories described in section #aaaa7;h77#a77;,c77ii77,,iii77dd7 as compared to such rates for all students at the school1 which may include developing tools or establishing school-level teams that are well-versed and familiar with tools such as developmentally1 culturally1 and linguistically appropriate prevention and deescalation strategies1 positive behavioral intervention systems1 tiered disciplinary systems1 conflict resolution1 and other evidence-based approaches2 4