,,iib  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #cfei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbj   
,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to !      
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,an ,,act  ,to     
e/abli% an ,anti-,bully+ ,r\ndtable to  
/udy bully+ 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,danny's ,law4  
7b7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,?is ,act is nam$ 9 honor ( ,daniel
 ,fitzpatrick1 :o1 9 ,augu/ #bjaf1 :5 he
 0 #ac ye>s old1 tragically took 8 own  
life z a direct result ( bully+4  7#b7  
,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 bully+ is among ! mo/    
commonly report$ discipl9e problems 9   
public s*ools4  7#c7 ,pot5tial effects (
 bully+ include social & emotional      
di/ress1 physical injury1 & increas$    
risk = l[]+ academic a*ievem5t4  #b4    
,anti-bully+ r\ndtable  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,!re is e/abli%$ an indep5d5t commission

 to be kn[n z ! ,anti-,bully+ ,r\ndtable
 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,r\ndtable74 
7b7 ,duties ,! duties ( ! ,r\ndtable    
%all be to /udy & report on bully+ 9    
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates by consult+ ) ,/ate       
educational ag5cies & local educational 
ag5cies reg>d+-- 7#a7 curr5t policies on
 bully+2  7#b7 tea*] education on bully+
 & bully+ prev5tion policies2  7#c7 p>5t
 & /ud5t education on bully+ & bully+   
prev5tion policies2  7#d7 in/ances (    
/ud5t viol5ce z a result ( bully+2  7#e7
 in/ances ( /ud5t self-h>m z a result ( 
bully+2  7#f7 prev5tative measures 9    
place at ,/ate & local levels2 &  7#g7  
in/ances ( cyb]bully+ & practices =     
address+ cyb]bully+4  7c7 ,memb]%ip     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,r\ndtable %all be     
compos$ ( #ae memb]s1 appo9t$ z foll[s3 
7,a7 ,?ree memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,education1 & ^? ?ree memb]s
 %all repres5t ?ree diff]5t categories (
 /akehold]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74   
7,b7 ,six memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !   

,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1    
?ree ( :om %all be appo9t$ on !         
recomm5dation ( ! majority lead] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ?ree ( :om   
%all be appo9t$ on ! recomm5dation ( !  
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4 ,! ,speak]1 ! majority 
lead]1 & ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives %all ea* select         
individuals :o repres5t at lea/ ?ree    
diff]5t categories ( /akehold]s describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7,c7 ,six memb]s %all
 be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t pro tempore (
 ! ,s5ate1 ?ree ( :om %all be appo9t$ on
 ! recomm5dation ( ! majority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate1 & ?ree ( :om %all be appo9t$ on 
! recomm5dation ( ! m9ority lead] ( !   
,s5ate4 ,! ,presid5t pro tempore1 !     
majority lead]1 & ! m9ority lead] ( !   
,s5ate %all ea* select individuals :o   
repres5t at lea/ ?ree diff]5t categories
 ( /akehold]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74 
7,d7 ,9 appo9t+ memb]s ( ! ,r\ndtable1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,education1 ! ,speak] ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,presid5t  

pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate1 to ! ext5t      
practicable1 %all take into acc\nt all !
 o!r nom9ees to ! ,r\ndtable to ensure z
 _m z possible ( ! categories (         
/akehold]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 are 
repres5t$4  7#b7 ,repres5tation ,!      
memb]s ( ! ,r\ndtable %all include1 to !
 ext5t practicable1 at lea/ "o          
repres5tative ( ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,tea*]s4  7,b7 ,s*ool lead]s4  7,c7     
,p>5ts ( s*ool*ildr54  7,d7 ,individuals
 :o are at lea/ #af ye>s ( age & :o h   
exp]i5c$ bully+4  7,e7 ,physicians4     
7,f7 ,*ild psy*ologi/s4  7,g7           
,p>apr(essionals4  7,h7 ,s*ool res\rce  
(fic]s or o!r appropriate pr(essionals  
responsible = s*ool security4  7,i7     
,specializ$ in/ructional support        
p]sonnel4  7,j7 ,o!r /aff4  7,k7 ,o!r   
individuals ) exp]tise work+ ) bulli$   
y\?4  7#c7 ,*air ,! memb]s ( !          
,r\ndtable %all elect "o individual to  
s]ve z *air4  7#d7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all
 be appo9t$ = ! duration ( ! exi/5ce ( !
 ,r\ndtable4  7#e7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy

 9 ! ,r\ndtable %all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 
9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 & 9 accordance ) !        
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b74  7#f7 ,pay 
,memb]s ( ! ,r\ndtable %all s]ve )\t    
pay4  7d7 ,"t frame = =mation ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! designat$ ,memb]s (         
,congress & ! ,secret>y %all appo9t !   
memb]s describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a74   
7e7 ,p[]s ( ,r\ndtable  7#a7 ,he>+s &   
sessions ,! ,r\ndtable may1 = ! purpose 
( c>ry+ out ?is section1 hold he>+s1 sit
 & act at times & places1 take te/imony1
 & receive evid5ce z ! ,r\ndtable       
consid]s appropriate4  7#b7 ,obta9+     
(ficial data ,^u reque/ ( ! *air ( !    
,r\ndtable1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%all "w ) ! heads ( appropriate         
dep>tm5ts or ag5cies to furni% reque/$  
in=mation to ! ,r\ndtable4  7#c7 ,mails 
,! ,r\ndtable may use ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
mails 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same        
conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,adm9i/rative     

support s]vices ,^u reque/ ( !          
,r\ndtable1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%all provide to ! ,r\ndtable !          
adm9i/rative support s]vices necess>y = 
! ,r\ndtable to c>ry out its            
responsibilities "u ?is ,act4  7f7      
,reports  7#a7 ,be/ practices report ,n 
lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,r\ndtable has be5 =m$1 ! ,r\ndtable    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,education1
 & ! ,secret>y %all make public1 a      
report on be/ practices conc]n+ bully+1 
includ+ cyb]bully+1 9 elem5t>y s*ools & 
second>y s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t     
conta9s1 among o!r items-- 7,a7         
recomm5dations = h[ to prev5t bully+2   
7,b7 recomm5dations = h[ to be/ educate 
educators1 adm9i/rators1 & all relevant 
s*ool /aff on recogniz+ bully+2  7,c7   
recomm5dations = h[ p>5ts c be/ address 
& discuss ) _! *ildr5 ! e>ly w>n+ signs 
( bully+2  7,d7 recomm5dations =        
address+ und]ly+ causes ( bully+        
behavior2  7,e7 recomm5dations to       
address bully+ ( at-risk /ud5ts1 includ+

 /ud5ts :o are at great] risk (         
self-h>m2 &  7,f7 examples ( successful 
evid5ce-bas$ bully+ prev5tion programm+4
  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,r\ndtable has be5 
=m$1 ! ,r\ndtable %all transmit a f9al  
report to ! ,secret>y ( ,education & !  
,congress conta9+-- 7,a7 a detail$      
/atem5t ( ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !     
,r\ndtable2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations =    
lawmak]s reg>d+ effective bully+        
prev5tion policies4  7g7 ,t]m9ation ,!  
,r\ndtable %all t]m9ate ^u submission ( 
! f9al report pursuant to subsection    
7f77#b74  7h7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no   
data obta9$ "u ?is ,act f ,/ate         
educational ag5cies1 local educational  
ag5cies1 ,f$]al dep>tm5ts or ag5cies1 or
 o!r s\rces1 includ+ in=mation describ$ 
9 subsection 7e77#b71 %all include or   
reveal p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation  
ab\t any individual4  7i7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act1 ! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 local 
educational ag5cy1 p>apr(essional1 p>5t1
 o!r /aff1 s*ool lead]1 second>y s*ool1 

,secret>y1 specializ$ in/ructional      
support p]sonnel1 & ,/ate educational   
ag5cy h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms1           
respectively1 "u section #haja ( !      
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,septemb] #af1  
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