,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ibd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bh1 #bjai ,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hassan7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,abuse      
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act to require  
tra9+ & education to tea*]s & o!r s*ool 
employees1 /ud5ts1 & ! community ab\t h[
 to prev5t1 recognize1 respond to1 &    
report *ild sexual abuse 9 prim>y &     
second>y education4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,j5na ,qu9n   
,law4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,"o 9 #d girls & #a 9 #f   
boys are sexually abus$ be=e ! age (    
#ah4  7#b7 ,=ty-five p]c5t ( sexual     
assault victims are "u ! age ( #ab4     
7#c7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,education1 m ?an #d1ejj1jjj /ud5ts are 
subject to sexual misconduct by a s*ool 
employee sometime betwe5 k9d]g>t5 &     
twelf? grade4  7#d7 ,rese>* %[s t s*ool 

p]sonnel id5tify #eb p]c5t ( *ild abuse 
cases1 m ?an any o!r pr(ession or       
organization type4  7#e7 ,n9ety p]c5t ( 
*ild sexual abuse victims "k _! abus]4  
7#f7 ,mo/ *ild sexual abuse c be prev5t$
 ?r\gh education comb9$ ) a compreh5sive
 set ( prev5tion policies4  7#g7 ,/udies
 %[ t aft] educators 7 tra9$ 9 *ild     
sexual abuse prev5tion & report+1 !y 7  
ab\t #d times m likely to report ?an !y 
7 prior to su* tra9+4  7#h7 ,two-?irds (
 tea*]s d n receive tra9+ 9 prev5t+1    
recogniz+1 or respond+ to *ild sexual   
abuse1 ei!r 9 _! college c\rsework or z 
"p ( _! pr(essional developm5t4  7#i7   
,n9ety p]c5t ( *ildr5 :o are sexually   
traffick$ 7 fir/ sexually abus$ z       
*ildr54  7#aj7 ,m ?an half ( sexual     
assault incid5ts happ5 )9 #a mile ( !   
victim's home4  7#aa7 ,! av]age lifetime
 co/ p] victim ( *ild abuse is #baj1jab1
 total+ an e/imat$ #aej1jjj1jjj1jjj     
annually nationwide4 ,^! exp5ses are    
l>gely paid = by ! public1 includ+ ?r\gh
 co/s to ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 *ild   

welf>e sy/ems1 special education & heal?
 c>e co/s1 & productivity losses4  7#ab7
 ,ea* ,/ate has a report+ /atute relat$ 
to *ild abuse & neglect1 :i* range f    
/atutes t require e adult to report     
suspicions to /atutes sett+ =? a m9imal 
li/ ( categories ( individuals or       
circum/ances t trigg] a m&atory report4 
7#ac7 ,! sil5t epidemic ( *ild sexual   
abuse %\ld n be limit$ to report+       
requirem5ts aft] ! abuse has already    
occurr$4 ,x is imp]ative t /ud5ts ( all 
ages1 s*ool lead]s1 tea*]s & o!r s*ool  
employees1 & o!r adults :o "w ) *ildr5 9
 a pr(essional or volunt>y capacity h a 
fundam5tal und]/&+ ( *ild sexual assault
 prev5tion tra9+ & policies4  #c4       
,educational developm5t & tra9+ ,! ,*ild
 ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ajc ( su* 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7 ! foll[+3    
#ajc;,a4 ,educational developm5t & tra9+
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may make    
grants to eligible entities to provide  
tra9+ on *ild sexual abuse aw>5ess &    

prev5tion = /ud5ts1 tea*]s & o!r s*ool  
employees1 m&atory report]s1 c>egiv]s1 &
 o!r adults :o "w ) *ildr5 9 a          
pr(essional or volunt>y capacity = !    
purpose ( compliance ) ,/ate laws t     
m&ate *ild sexual abuse education 9     
s*ool-bas$ sett+s1 or 9 ! case ( a ,/ate
 9 :i* !re is no su* m&ate1 provid+ su* 
tra9+4  7b7 ,applications ,to be        
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section1 an entity %all submit an       
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ in=mation
 demon/rat+ t ! entity--  7#a7 has      
p>tn]%ips ) local educational ag5cies = 
! purpose ( provid+ tra9+ describ$ 9    
subsection 7a72  7#b7 uses evid5ce-bas$ 
or evid5ce-in=m$ me?ods to id5tify &    
prev5t *ild sexual abuse2  7#c7 w       
dissem9ate free tra9+ mat]ials to !     
community2 &  7#d7 has a demon/rat$     
ability 9 ! field ( *ild welf>e1 includ+
 ) respect to *ild sexual abuse cases1  
:i* may include provid+ direct s]vices  

to victims ( *ild sexual abuse or       
provid+ *ild sexual abuse prev5tion     
tra9+ or education4  7c7 ,use ( funds   
,an entity t receives a grant "u ?is    
section %all use ! funds made available 
?r\gh ! grant to e/abli% or implem5t    
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ *ild      
sexual abuse aw>5ess & annual prev5tion 
programs or activities1 su* z programs1 
tra9+1 or activities design$ to         
provide--  7#a7 age-appropriate &       
developm5tally appropriate in/ruction = 
/ud5ts 9 *ild sexual abuse aw>5ess &    
prev5tion1 includ+ h[ to recognize *ild 
sexual abuse & h[ to safely report *ild 
sexual abuse2  7#b7 tra9+ = tea*]s & o!r
 s*ool employees1 & o!r m&atory report]s
 & adults :o "w ) *ildr5 9 a pr(essional
 or volunte] capacity1 includ+ tra9+ on 
h[ to recognize *ild sexual abuse & h[  
to report *ild sexual abuse2 &  7#c7    
in=mation = p>5ts & gu>dians ( /ud5ts   
ab\t *ild sexual abuse aw>5ess &        
prev5tion1 includ+ h[ to prev5t1        
recognize1 respond to1 & report *ild    

sexual abuse & h[ to discuss prev5tion  
/rategies = *ild sexual abuse ) a *ild4 
7d7 ,pref]5ce = *ild abuse pr(essionals 
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to entities
 t h demon/rable "w 9 ! field ( *ild    
welf>e1 includ+ *ild sexual abuse cases1
 provid+ direct s]vices to victims (    
*ild sexual abuse1 or prev5tion tra9+ or
 education4  4  #d4 ,grants to ,/ates = 
*ild abuse or neglect prev5tion &       
treatm5t programs ,clause 7i7 ( section 
#ajf7;b77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse      
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7b77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ recognize & aft] an individual
 to4  #e4 ,improve report+  7a7         
,eligibility ,section #ajg7;b7 ( ! ,*ild
 ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;c7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 p>agraph 7#d7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 support   
tra9+ by exp]ts 9 ! prev5tion ( *ild    
sexual abuse1 = tea*]s & o!r adults :o  

"w ) *ildr5 9 a pr(essional or volunte] 
capacity1 to recognize *ild sexual abuse
 & exploitation1 & report suspect$ &    
kn[n incid5ts ( *ild sexual abuse or    
neglect 9 accordance ) ,/ate law2 &  2 &
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by ins]t+ be=e !
 p]iod & ! tra9+ describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#d77;,c74  7b7 ,/ate task =ce /udy     
,section #ajg7;d7 ( su* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;c7d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 22
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 evaluate !
 ,/ate's ef=ts to implem5t ! tra9+      
recomm5dations 9 ea* ( ! categories     
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  4  #f4      
,community-,bas$ grants  7a7            
,eligibility ,section #bjb7c7 ( ! ,*ild 
,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;a7#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+
 22  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ !
 p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 ! foll[+3  7,e7 w 

develop p>tn]%ips ) local educational   
ag5cies1 local community ag5cies1 or any
 o!r nonpr(it gr\p t is an eligible     
entity describ$ 9 section #ajc;,a7b7 to 
provide tra9+ to /ud5ts1 tea*]s1 & o!r  
adults :o "w ) *ildr5 9 a pr(essional or
 volunte] capacity1 on recogniz+ *ild   
sexual abuse & exploitation & report+   
suspect$ & kn[n incid5ts ( *ild sexual  
abuse or neglect 9 accordance ) ,/ate   
law4  4  7b7 ,applications ,section #bjd
 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;d7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#i7 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7#i7 a plan = provid+ op]ation 
support1 tra9+1 & te*nical assi/ance to 
community-bas$ & prev5tion-focus$       
programs & activities design$--  7,a7 to
 /r5g!n & support families to prev5t    
*ild abuse & neglect = developm5t1      
op]ation1 expansion1 & enhancem5t       
activities2 &  7,b7 to educate /ud5ts & 
tra9 tea*]s & o!r s*ool employees1 & o!r
 adults :o "w ) *ildr5 9 a pr(essional  
or volunte] capacity1 to prev5t &       

recognize *ild sexual abuse2  4  7c7    
,local program requirem5ts ,section     
#bje7;a77#a7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion
 & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;e
 7a77#a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ location   
educational ag5cies aft] local nonpr(it 
organizations4  7d7 ,g5]al def9itions   
,section #c ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion 
& ,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja   
note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#f7 ?r\gh 7#h7 z p>agraphs   
7#g7 ?r\gh 7#i71 respectively2 &  7#b7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#e7 ! foll[+3  
7#f7 ! t]m local educational ag5cy has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #haja ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72  4