,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjai,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 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 
establish a grant program that will     
support efforts at the ,state level to  
establish anti-bullying task forces to  
study1 address1 and reduce bullying in  
elementary and secondary schools1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,the 
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,between one in four and one in three   
students in the ,united ,states report  
being bullied at school1 and over #gj   
percent of young people say they have   
seen bullying in their schools4  7#b7   
,since most instances of bullying take  
place on school grounds1 school staff   
and teachers play an instrumental role  
in bullying prevention4  7#c7 ,research 
shows that engaged educators who are    

supportive of all students help to      
reduce the overall presence of bullying 
and harassment on school grounds4  7#d7 
#hg4c percent of transgender students   
report feeling unsafe at school1 and    
nine out of ten students who identify as
 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or
 queer 7,,lgbtq7 report being harassed  
and bullied every year4  7#e7 ,hostile  
school environments have a detrimental  
effect on the academic success and      
health of students4  7#f7 ,law in effect
 before the date of the enactment of    
this ,act does not sufficiently address 
bullying prevention1 and governments and
 educators in every ,state have a       
responsibility to ensure ,state and     
local education systems have processes  
in place for students to be able to     
learn in a safe environment1 regardless 
of their actual or perceived race1      
color1 national origin1 sex1 disability1
 sexual orientation1 gender identity1 or
 religion4  #b4 ,state ,anti-,bullying  
,task ,force ,requirement ,subpart #b of

 part ,f of title ,,viii of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghha et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #hedi;,d4 ,state        
,anti-,bullying ,task ,force ,grants    
7a7 ,anti-,bullying ,task ,force ,grant 
,program ,the ,secretary shall carry out
 a program to make grants to each ,state
 to establish and implement a task force
 to study1 address1 and reduce bullying 
in elementary schools and secondary     
schools4  7b7 ,use of funds ,each ,state
 task force established under a grant   
under this section shall use the grant  
funds to conduct a study on bullying in 
the elementary schools and secondary    
schools of such ,state that includes--  
7#a7 policies of the local educational  
agencies in such ,state with respect to 
bullying2  7#b7 teacher1 parent1 and    
student education with respect to       
bullying2 and  7#c7 the incidents of    
student violence and self-harm as a     
result of bullying4  7c7 ,membership    

7#a7 ,chair ,each ,chief ,education     
,officer of a ,state shall designate one
 individual to serve as the chair of the
 task force of such ,state4  7#b7       
,composition ,each ,state shall         
designate at least one individual from  
each of the following categories to     
serve on the task force of such ,state3 
7,a7 ,at least one teacher at elementary
 schools and secondary schools4  7,b7   
,at least one school administrator4     
7,c7 ,at least one parent of students4  
7,d7 ,at least one ,k-#ab student4  7,e7
 ,at least one guidance counselor4  7,f7
 ,at least one child psychologist4  7,g7
 ,at least one paraprofessional4  7,h7  
,at least one lawyer4  7,i7 ,at least   
one representative from a               
community-based organization who        
specializes in providing supportive     
services to students who identify as    
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or 
queer4  7,j7 ,professionals who         
specialize in providing support services
 to students who identify as lesbian1   

gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or queer4   
7,k7 ,at least one individual from the  
,sate ,education ,agency office focused 
on school improvement and school        
climate4  7,l7 ,additional individuals1 
as determined by the chair of the task  
force4  7#c7 ,terms of members  7,a7 ,in
 general ,each member of a task force of
 ,state shall be appointed for the      
duration of the existence of such task  
force4  7,b7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy on a 
task force shall be filled in the manner
 in which the original designation was  
made under paragraph 7#b74  7#d7        
,discretionary coordination ,a task     
force of a ,state may coordinate        
activities under this section with other
 boards and commissions of such ,state4 
7d7 ,report to ,chief ,education        
,officer  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #a year after the date on which the
 ,state submits the study required under
 subsection 7b71 the ,state task force  
of such ,state shall submit a final     
report to the ,chief ,education ,officer

 of such ,state and the ,secretary of   
,education containing--  7,a7 the annual
 findings and conclusions of the task   
force2  7,b7 the recommendations of the 
task force for legislation or           
administrative actions2 and  7,c7 best  
practices with respect to bullying in   
elementary schools and secondary schools
 that includes recommendations for how--
  7i7 to address and reduce bullying2   
7ii7 to best educate all relevant school
 staff on recognizing bullying2 and     
7iii7 parents can best address and      
discuss with their children the early   
warning signs of bullying4  7#b7        
,publication ,each ,state task force    
shall make the final report submitted   
under paragraph 7#a7 publicly available4
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