,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #c1 #bjai,mr4
 ,kri%namoor?i introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife to e/abli% a grant program t w 
support ef=ts at ! ,/ate level to       
e/abli% anti-bully+ task =ces to /udy1  
address1 & r$uce bully+ 9 elem5t>y &    
second>y s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,betwe5 "o 9 f\r & "o 9 ?ree /ud5ts 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates report be+ bulli$ at      
s*ool1 & ov] #gj p]c5t ( "y p say !y h  
se5 bully+ 9 _! s*ools4  7#b7 ,s9ce mo/ 
in/ances ( bully+ take place on s*ool   
gr\nds1 s*ool /aff & tea*]s play an     
in/rum5tal role 9 bully+ prev5tion4     
7#c7 ,rese>* %[s t engag$ educators :o  
are supportive ( all /ud5ts help to     
r$uce ! ov]all pres5ce ( bully+ &       
h>assm5t on s*ool gr\nds4  7#d7 #hg4c   
p]c5t ( transg5d] /ud5ts report feel+   

unsafe at s*ool1 & n9e out ( t5 /ud5ts  
:o id5tify z lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1    
transg5d]1 or que] 7,,lgbtq7 report be+ 
h>ass$ & bulli$ e ye>4  7#e7 ,ho/ile    
s*ool environm5ts h a detrim5tal effect 
on ! academic success & heal? ( /ud5ts4 
7#f7 ,law 9 effect be=e ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act does n suffici5tly  
address bully+ prev5tion1 & gov]nm5ts & 
educators 9 e ,/ate h a responsibility  
to ensure ,/ate & local education sy/ems
 h processes 9 place = /ud5ts to be able
 to le>n 9 a safe environm5t1 reg>dless 
( _! actual or p]ceiv$ race1 color1     
national orig91 sex1 disability1 sexual 
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 or religion4  
#b4 ,/ate ,anti-,bully+ ,task ,=ce      
,requirem5t ,subp>t #b ( "p ,f ( title  
,,viii ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghha et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #hedi;,d4 ,/ate             
,anti-,bully+ ,task ,=ce ,grants  7a7   
,anti-,bully+ ,task ,=ce ,grant ,program
 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a program to

 make grants to ea* ,/ate to e/abli% &  
implem5t a task =ce to /udy1 address1 & 
r$uce bully+ 9 elem5t>y s*ools &        
second>y s*ools4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,ea* 
,/ate task =ce e/abli%$ "u a grant "u   
?is section %all use ! grant funds to   
conduct a /udy on bully+ 9 ! elem5t>y   
s*ools & second>y s*ools ( su* ,/ate t  
includes--  7#a7 policies ( ! local     
educational ag5cies 9 su* ,/ate )       
respect to bully+2  7#b7 tea*]1 p>5t1 & 
/ud5t education ) respect to bully+2 &  
7#c7 ! incid5ts ( /ud5t viol5ce &       
self-h>m z a result ( bully+4  7c7      
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,*air ,ea* ,*ief        
,education ,(fic] ( a ,/ate %all        
designate "o individual to s]ve z ! *air
 ( ! task =ce ( su* ,/ate4  7#b7        
,composition ,ea* ,/ate %all designate  
at lea/ "o individual f ea* ( ! foll[+  
categories to s]ve on ! task =ce ( su*  
,/ate3  7,a7 ,at lea/ "o tea*] at       
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools4  7,b7
 ,at lea/ "o s*ool adm9i/rator4  7,c7   
,at lea/ "o p>5t ( /ud5ts4  7,d7 ,at    

lea/ "o ,k-#ab /ud5t4  7,e7 ,at lea/ "o 
guidance c\nselor4  7,f7 ,at lea/ "o    
*ild psy*ologi/4  7,g7 ,at lea/ "o      
p>apr(essional4  7,h7 ,at lea/ "o lawy]4
  7,i7 ,at lea/ "o repres5tative f a    
community-bas$ organization :o          
specializes 9 provid+ supportive s]vices
 to /ud5ts :o id5tify z lesbian1 gay1   
bisexual1 transg5d]1 or que]4  7,j7     
,pr(essionals :o specialize 9 provid+   
support s]vices to /ud5ts :o id5tify z  
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transg5d]1 or   
que]4  7,k7 ,at lea/ "o individual f !  
,sate ,education ,ag5cy (fice focus$ on 
s*ool improvem5t & s*ool climate4  7,l7 
,additional individuals1 z det]m9$ by ! 
*air ( ! task =ce4  7#c7 ,t]ms ( memb]s 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] ( a task =ce ( 
,/ate %all be appo9t$ = ! duration ( !  
exi/5ce ( su* task =ce4  7,b7 ,vacancies
 ,a vacancy on a task =ce %all be fill$ 
9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al designation 0 
made "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7            
,discretion>y coord9ation ,a task =ce ( 
a ,/ate may coord9ate activities "u ?is 

section ) o!r bo>ds & commissions ( su* 
,/ate4  7d7 ,report to ,*ief ,education 
,(fic]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,/ate submits !   
/udy requir$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,/ate 
task =ce ( su* ,/ate %all submit a f9al 
report to ! ,*ief ,education ,(fic] (   
su* ,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
conta9+--  7,a7 ! annual f9d+s &        
conclusions ( ! task =ce2  7,b7 !       
recomm5dations ( ! task =ce =           
legislation or adm9i/rative actions2 &  
7,c7 be/ practices ) respect to bully+ 9
 elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools t    
includes recomm5dations = h[--  7i7 to  
address & r$uce bully+2  7ii7 to be/    
educate all relevant s*ool /aff on      
recogniz+ bully+2 &  7iii7 p>5ts c be/  
address & discuss ) _! *ildr5 ! e>ly    
w>n+ signs ( bully+4  7#b7 ,publication 
,ea* ,/ate task =ce %all make ! f9al    
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7        
publicly available4  4