,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,rose of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and    
,ms4 ,stevens7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish an ,anti-,bullying
 ,roundtable to study bullying in       
elementary and secondary schools in the 
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title2 findings  7a7 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as       
,danny's ,law4  7b7 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,this ,act is
 named in honor of ,daniel ,fitzpatrick4
  7#b7 ,in ,august #bjaf1 when he was   
#ac years old1 ,daniel ,fitzpatrick     
tragically took his own life as a direct
 result of bullying4  7#c7 ,daniel      
,fitzpatrick left a note telling his    
family that he was bullied and that ,i  
gave up4  #b4 ,anti-,bullying           
,roundtable  7a7 ,establishment ,the    

,president shall establish a commission 
to be known as the ,anti-,bullying      
,roundtable 7in this ,act referred to as
 the ,roundtable74  7b7 ,duties ,the    
duties of the ,roundtable shall be to   
study bullying in elementary and        
secondary schools in the ,united ,states
 by consulting with ,state and local    
educational agencies regarding--  7#a7  
current policies on bullying2  7#b7     
teacher education2  7#c7 parent and     
student education2  7#d7 instances of   
student violence as a result of         
bullying2 and  7#e7 instances of student
 self-harm as a result of bullying4  7c7
 ,membership  7#a7 ,number and          
appointment ,the ,roundtable shall be   
composed of #ac members appointed by the
 ,president according to the following  
procedure3  7,a7 ,the ,president shall  
appoint one individual to serve as chair
 of the ,roundtable4  7,b7 ,the         
,president shall appoint #ab individuals
 who are one of the following types of  
stakeholders to serve as members of the 

,roundtable3  7i7 ,teachers4  7ii7      
,school administrators4  7iii7 ,parents 
of schoolchildren4  7iv7 ,bullied       
children4  7v7 ,guidance counselors4    
7vi7 ,child psychologists4  7vii7       
,paraprofessionals4  7viii7 ,school     
resource officers4  7ix7 ,campus        
security officers4  7x7 ,school police  
officers4  7xi7 ,other specialized      
instructional support personnel4  7xii7 
,other relevant law enforcement         
entities4  7xiii7 ,other interested     
parties4  7,c7 ,members of ,congress may
 submit letters of recommendation to the
 ,president regarding the members to be 
appointed pursuant to paragraph 7,b74   
7#b7 ,terms  7,a7 ,in general ,each     
member shall be appointed for the       
duration of the existence of the        
,roundtable4  7,b7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy
 in the ,roundtable shall be filled in  
the manner in which the original        
appointment was made4  7#c7 ,pay        
,members of the ,roundtable shall serve 
without pay4  7d7 ,time frame for       

formation ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,president shall appoint the #ac       
members described in subsection 7c7 and 
certify to ,congress that the           
,roundtable has been formed4  7e7       
,powers of ,roundtable  7#a7 ,hearings  
and sessions ,the ,roundtable may1 for  
the purpose of carrying out this        
section1 hold hearings1 sit and act at  
times and places1 take testimony1 and   
receive evidence as the ,roundtable     
considers appropriate4  7#b7 ,obtaining 
official data ,the ,roundtable may      
secure directly from any department or  
agency of the ,united ,states           
information necessary to enable it to   
carry out this ,act4 ,upon request of   
the chair of the ,roundtable1 the head  
of that department or agency shall      
furnish that information to the         
,roundtable4  7#c7 ,mails ,the          
,roundtable may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and

 agencies of the ,united ,states4  7#d7 
,administrative support services ,upon  
request of the ,roundtable1 the         
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the ,commission1 on a  
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the      
,roundtable to carry out its            
responsibilities under this ,act4  7f7  
,reports  7#a7 ,best practices report   
,not later than #bgj days after the date
 on which the ,president certifies to   
,congress that the ,roundtable has been 
formed1 the ,roundtable shall submit to 
,congress a report on best practices    
concerning bullying in elementary and   
secondary schools in the ,united ,states
 that contains1 among other things--    
7,a7 recommendations for how to combat  
bullying2  7,b7 recommendations for how 
to best educate educators1              
administrators1 and all relevant school 
staff on recognizing bullying2 and  7,c7
 recommendations for how parents can    
best address and discuss with their     

children the early warning signs of     
bullying4  7#b7 ,final report ,not later
 than one year after the date on which  
the ,president certifies to ,congress   
that the ,roundtable has been formed1   
the ,roundtable shall transmit a final  
report to ,congress containing--  7,a7 a
 detailed statement of the findings and 
conclusions of the ,roundtable2 and     
7,b7 the recommendations of the         
,roundtable for legislation or          
administrative actions the ,roundtable  
considers appropriate4  7g7 ,termination
 ,the ,roundtable shall terminate upon  
submission of the final report pursuant 
to subsection 7f77#b74