,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bedh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjai,mr4 ,casey 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1   
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4       
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,smi?1    
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,c>d91   
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,br[n1    
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91  
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4      
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4       
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4     
,book]1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife to address & take action to     
prev5t bully+ & h>assm5t ( /ud5ts4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,safe ,s*ools ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,bully+ & h>assm5t fo/] a climate ( fe>

 & disrespect t c s]i\sly impair !      
physical & psy*ological heal? ( its     
victims & create conditions t negatively
 affect le>n+1 !reby und]m9+ ! ability (
 /ud5ts to a*ieve _! full pot5tial4     
7#b7 ,bully+ & h>assm5t contribute to   
high drop\t rates1 increas$ abs5teeism1 
& academic und]a*ievem5t4  7#c7 ,bully+ 
& h>assm5t include a range ( behaviors t
 negatively impact a /ud5t's ability to 
le>n & p>ticipate 9 educational         
opportunities & activities t s*ools (f]4
 ,su* behaviors c include hitt+ or      
pun*+1 "n-call+1 intimidation ?r\gh     
ge/ures or social exclusion1 & s5d+     
insult+ or (f5sive messages ?r\gh       
electronic communications1 su* z int]net
 sites1 e-mail1 in/ant messag+1 mobile  
phones & messag+1 telephone1 or any o!r 
means4  7#d7 ,s*ools ) enum]at$         
anti-bully+ & h>assm5t policies h an    
increas$ level ( report+ & tea*]        
int]v5tion 9 incid5ts ( bully+ &        
h>assm5t1 !reby r$uc+ ! ov]all frequ5cy 
& numb] ( su* incid5ts4  7#e7 ,/ud5ts h 

be5 p>ticul>ly s+l$ out = bully+ &      
h>assm5t on ! basis ( _! actual or      
p]ceiv$ race1 color1 national orig91    
sex1 disability /atus1 sexual           
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 or religion1  
among o!r categories4  7#f7 ,"s "y p    
exp]i5ce a =m ( bully+ call$ relational 
aggression or psy*ological bully+1 :i*  
h>ms individuals by damag+1 ?reat5+1 or 
manipulat+ _! relation%ips ) _! pe]s1 or
 by injur+ _! feel+s ( social           
acceptance4  7#g7 ,int]v5tions to       
address bully+ & harassm5t conduct to   
create a positive & safe s*ool climate1 
comb9$ ) evid5ce-bas$ discipl9e policies
 & practices1 su* z ,positive ,behavior 
,int]v5tions & ,supports 7,,pbis7 &     
re/orative practices1 c m9imize         
susp5sions1 expulsions1 & o!r           
exclusion>y discipl9e policies to ensure
 t /ud5ts are n pu%$-out or div]t$ to ! 
juv5ile ju/ice sy/em4  7#h7 ,accord+ to 
"o poll1 #he p]c5t ( ,am]icans /rongly  
support or some:at support a ,f$]al law 
to require s*ools to en=ce specific     

rules to prev5t bully+4  7#i7 ,/ud5ts1  
p>5ts1 educators1 & policymak]s h come  
toge!r to call = lead]%ip & action to   
address ! national crisis ( bully+ &    
h>assm5t4  #c4 ,safe ,s*ools improvem5t 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y &
 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,g ,safe       
,s*ools ,improvem5t  #dgja4 ,purpose ,! 
purpose ( ?is "p is to address ! problem
 ( bully+ & h>assm5t conduct ( /ud5ts 9 
public elem5t>y s*ools & second>y       
s*ools4  #dgjb4 ,anti-bully+ policies   
7a7 ,bully+ ,9 ?is "p1 ! t]m bully+     
includes cyb]-bully+ ?r\gh electronic   
communications4  7b7 ,policies ,a ,/ate 
t receives a grant "u ?is title %all    
require all local educational ag5cies 9 
! ,/ate to c>ry out ! foll[+3  7#a7     
,e/abli% policies t prev5t & prohibit   
conduct1 includ+ bully+ & h>assm5t1 t-- 
7,a7 limits a /ud5t's ability to        
p>ticipate 91 or b5efit f1 a program or 
activity ( a public s*ool or local      

educational ag5cy2 or  7,b7 creates a   
ho/ile or abusive educational           
environm5t1 adv]sely affect+ a /ud5t's  
education1 at a program or activity ( a 
public s*ool or local educational ag5cy1
 includ+ acts ( v]bal1 nonv]bal1 or     
physical aggression or intimidation4    
7#b7 ,! policies requir$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include a prohibition ( bully+
 or h>assm5t conduct bas$ on--  7,a7 a  
/ud5t's actual or p]ceiv$ race1 color1  
national orig91 sex 7includ+ sexual     
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity71 disability1 
or religion2  7,b7 ! actual or p]ceiv$  
race1 color1 national orig91 sex        
7includ+ sexual ori5tation & g5d]       
id5tity71 disability1 or religion ( a   
p]son ) :om a /ud5t associates or has   
associat$2 or  7,c7 any o!r di/+ui%+    
*>act]i/ics t may be def9$ by ! ,/ate or
 local educational ag5cy4  7#c7         
,provide-- 7,a7 annual notice to /ud5ts1
 p>5ts1 & educational pr(essionals      
describ+ ! full range ( prohibit$       
conduct conta9$ 9 su* local educational 

ag5cy's discipl9e policies2 &  7,b7     
grievance proc$ures = /ud5ts or p>5ts to
 regi/] compla9ts reg>d+ ! prohibit$    
conduct conta9$ 9 su* local educational 
ag5cy's discipl9e policies1 includ+--   
7i7 ! "n ( ! local educational ag5cy    
(ficials :o are designat$ z responsible 
= receiv+ su* compla9ts2 &  7ii7        
timel9es t ! local educational ag5cy w  
e/abli% 9 ! resolution ( su* compla9ts4 
7#d7 ,collect annual incid5ce & frequ5cy
 ( incid5ts data ab\t ! conduct         
prohibit$ by ! policies describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 at ! s*ool level t are    
accurate & complete & publicly report   
su* data at ! s*ool level & local       
educational ag5cy level4 ,! local       
educational ag5cy %all ensure t victims 
or p]sons responsible = su* conduct are 
n id5tifiable4  #dgjc4 ,/ate reports ,! 
*ief executive (fic] ( a ,/ate t        
receives a grant "u ?is title1 9        
coop]ation ) ! ,/ate educational ag5cy1 
%all submit a bi5nial report to !       
,secret>y--  7#a7 on ! in=mation report$

 by local educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate 
pursuant to section #dgjb7;b77#d72 &    
7#b7 describ+ ! ,/ate's plans = support+
 local educational ag5cy ef=ts to       
address ! conduct prohibit$ by !        
policies describ$ 9 section             
#dgjb7;b77#a74  #dgjd4 ,evaluation  7a7 
,bi5nial evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all   
conduct an indep5d5t bi5nial evaluation 
( programs & policies to combat bully+ &
 h>assm5t 9 elem5t>y s*ools & second>y  
s*ools1 includ+ implem5tation ( !       
requirem5ts describ$ 9 section #dgjb1   
includ+ :e!r su* requirem5ts h          
appreciably r$uc$ ! level ( ! prohibit$ 
conduct & h conduct$ effective p>5t     
involvem5t & tra9+ programs4  7b7 ,data 
collection ,! ,commission] = ,education 
,/ati/ics %all collect data f ,/ates1 t 
are subject to indep5d5t review1 to     
det]m9e ! incid5ce & frequ5cy ( conduct 
prohibit$ by ! policies describ$ 9      
section #dgjb4  7c7 ,bi5nial report ,n  
lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj1 & e #b ye>s 
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   

,presid5t & ,congress a report on !     
f9d+s ( ! evaluation conduct$ "u        
subsection 7a7 toge!r ) ! data collect$ 
"u subsection 7b7 & data submitt$ by !  
,/ates "u section #dgjc4  #dgje4 ,effect
 on o!r laws  7a7 ,f$]al & /ate         
nondiscrim9ation laws ,no?+ 9 ?is "p    
%all be con/ru$ to invalidate or limit  
rights1 rem$ies1 proc$ures1 or legal    
/&>ds available to victims (            
discrim9ation "u any o!r ,f$]al law or  
law ( a ,/ate or political subdivision (
 a ,/ate1 includ+ title ,,vi ( ! ,civil 
,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;d et seq471 title ,,ix ( !        
,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq471 section #ejd  
or #eje ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid1 #gid;a71 or !     
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474 ,!      
obligations impos$ by ?is "p are 9      
addition to ^? impos$ by title ,,vi ( ! 
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 title ,,ix (

 ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq471 section #ejd (
 ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 & ! ,am]icans )        
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7b7 ,free   
spee* & expression laws ,no?+ 9 ?is "p  
%all be con/ru$ to alt] legal /&>ds     
reg>d+1 or affect ! rights 7includ+     
rem$ies & proc$ures7 available to       
individuals "u1 o!r ,f$]al laws t       
e/abli% protections = fre$om ( spee* or 
expression4  #dgjf4 ,rule ( con/ruction 
,no?+ 9 ?is "p %all be con/ru$ to       
prohibit a ,/ate or local entity f      
enact+ any law ) respect to ! prev5tion 
( bully+ or h>assm5t ( /ud5ts t is n    
inconsi/5t ) ?is "p4  4  7b7 ,table (   
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section #b 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #dfdd ! foll[+3  
,"p ,d--,safe ,s*ools ,improvement,sec4 
#dgja4 ,purpose4,sec4 #dgjb4            
,anti-bully+ policies4,sec4 #dgjc4 ,/ate

 reports4,sec4 #dgjd4 ,evaluation4,sec4 
#dgje4 ,effect on o!r laws4,sec4 #dgjf4 
,rule ( con/ruction4  4