,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjai,mr4 
,ted ,lieu of ,california introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to 
protect students from sexual abuse1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as ,preventing  
,sexual ,abuse of ,k-#ab ,students ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3  7#a7 ,child sexual     
abuse victims are at greater risk of    
experiencing feelings of guilt and      
shame1 suffering from low self-esteem1  
and developing substance abuse symptoms1
 depression1 and post-traumatic stress  
disorder4  7#b7 ,a #bjjd study by the   
,department of ,education indicated that
 #i4f percent of students in secondary  
schools reported that they had been     
subjected to sexual misconduct by school
 personnel4  7#c7 ,a #bjad report by the

 ,government ,accountability ,office    
revealed that only #db ,states had codes
 of conduct for school personnel of     
which only #bb dealt with appropriate   
relationships between personnel and     
students4  7#d7 ,such #bjad report by   
,,gao also revealed that only #ah       
,states mandated that school districts  
provide sexual abuse and misconduct     
awareness and prevention training4  7#e7
 ,title ,,ix of the ,education          
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha et seq471 which prohibits sex     
discrimination in education programs or 
activities receiving federal funds1     
requires elementary and secondary       
schools to protect students from sexual 
abuse and misconduct4  7#f7 ,educators  
are dedicated and tireless individuals  
serving our communities and they make   
invaluable contributions to our country 
by preparing students for the future4   
,they work to provide children with safe
 and secure environments in which to    
learn and these safe environments should

 be strengthened by including the       
resources and training necessary to help
 prevent the sexual abuse of students4  
7#g7 ,it is in the interest of the      
,united ,states to protect students in  
elementary and secondary schools from   
sexual abuse and misconduct4  #c4       
,sexual abuse awareness training  7a7   
,in general ,subpart #b of part ,f of   
title ,,viii of the ,elementary and     
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gija7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  #hedi;,d4    
,sexual abuse awareness training ,each  
,state receiving funds under this ,act  
shall establish and implement a         
statewide policy requiring each local   
educational agency to--  7#a7 develop   
codes of conduct to prevent sexual abuse
 of students by identifying acceptable  
and unacceptable behavior for--  7,a7   
school personnel with respect to        
relationships with students2 and  7,b7  
students with respect to relationships  
with other students2 and  7#b7 ensure   

that school personnel receive training  
on-- 7,a7 the codes of conduct described
 in paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 ,federal and  
,state requirements with respect to     
reporting child abuse2  7,c7 the        
requirements under title ,,ix of the    
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 with respect to
 the protecting students in elementary  
and secondary schools from sexual abuse 
and misconduct2 and  7,d7 sexual abuse  
and misconduct awareness and prevention4
  4  7b7 ,funding  7#a7 ,grants for     
,state assessments ,section #abja7;a7 of
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcfa7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,to carry out  
sexual abuse awareness training under   
section #hedi;,d4  4  7#b7 ,types of    
,state activities ,section              
#baja7;c77#d77;,b7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffaa7;c77#d77;,b77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  7xxii7 ,to carry out sexual 
abuse awareness training under section  
#hedi;,d4  4  7#c7 ,local uses of funds 
,section #bajc7;b77#c77,l7 of the       
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ffac7;b77#c77,l77 is amended by        
inserting and carry out sexual abuse    
awareness training under section        
#hedi;,d before the semicolon4  7#d7    
,student support and academic enrichment
 grants ,section #dajh7e7 of the        
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaah7e77  
is amended--  7,a7 in subparagraph      
7,h77iii71 by striking or at the end2   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking  
the period at the end and inserting 2   
or2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7,j7 to carry out sexual    
abuse awareness training under section  
#hedi;,d4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the date that is #b years
 after the date of the enactment of this

 ,act4  #d4 ,report ,not later than #a  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,education 
shall conduct a study and submit a      
report to ,congress that includes--     
7#a7 the incidence of sexual abuse of   
elementary and secondary school students
 by-- 7,a7 other students2 and  7,b7    
school personnel2 and  7#b7             
recommendations with respect to         
preventing the sexual abuse described in
 paragraph 7#a74