,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjba,ms4
 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn 
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,clarke  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4        
,williams of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,carson7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,education to  
make grants for hate crime prevention   
and prejudice reduction education1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,education ,against ,hate ,crimes ,act  
of #bjba4  #b4 ,grants for hate crime   
prevention and prejudice reduction      
education  7a7 ,grants authorized       
,beginning not later than one year after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,education shall award   
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to assist such        

entities in conducting hate crime       
prevention and prejudice reduction      
education for secondary school students 
and students in middle grades4  7b7     
,curriculum requirements ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of the ,act1 the ,secretary of          
,education1 in consultation with        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,attorney ,general1 shall develop   
requirements for the curriculum of the  
hate crime prevention and prejudice     
reduction education conducted with a    
grant under this section4  7c7 ,grant   
amount ,the amount of a grant awarded   
under this section shall not exceed     
#a1ejj1jjj for any fiscal year4  7d7    
,applications  7#a7 ,in general ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an eligible entity shall submit
 an application to the ,secretary at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7#b7 ,priority 
,in awarding grants under this section1 

the ,secretary shall give priority to   
eligible entities that will provide hate
 crime prevention and prejudice         
reduction education in geographic areas 
where there is disproportionate hate    
crime activity relative to the total    
population of the area4 ,the ,secretary 
may consult with the ,attorney ,general 
to identify eligible entities that meet 
the requirements for priority           
consideration under this paragraph4  7e7
 ,reporting requirements ,on an annual  
basis in each year for which an eligible
 entity receives a grant under this     
section1 the entity shall submit to the 
,secretary a report that includes-- 7#a7
 a description of how the grant was     
used2  7#b7 the number of secondary     
school students who enrolled in and     
completed a program of hate crime       
prevention and prejudice reduction      
education2  7#c7 the number of teachers 
who provided instruction to students in 
hate crime prevention and prejudice     
reduction education2 and  7#d7 a        

description of the strategies and best  
practices employed to achieve the       
objectives under the grant4  7f7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,hate crime and prejudice reduction     
education ,the term hate crime and      
prejudice reduction education means     
culturally relevant education 7available
 in multiple languages1 consistent with 
census data and demographics of the area
 which the education will be provided7  
to prevent1 address1 deter1 and dissuade
 crimes against persons or an           
individual's property due to the actual 
or perceived race1 color1 religion1     
national origin1 ethnicity1 gender1     
gender identity1 disability1 age1 or    
sexual orientation of any person4  7#b7 
,eligibile entity ,the term eligible    
entity means a ,state1 a local          
educational agency1 or a nonprofit      
organization4  7#c7 ,,esea terms ,the   
terms local educational agency1 middle  
grades1 secondary school1 and ,secretary
 have the meanings given those terms in 

section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,state ,the    
term ,state means each of the several   
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1        
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 
and the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands4  7g7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary   
for fiscal years #bjbb through #bjcb4