US Congress House Bill 2268 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2015 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Department of Education (ED) from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior. Requires each state to submit a plan to ED, within 18 months of this Act's enactment and every third year thereafter, that describes how the state eliminates the use of corporal punishment in schools and makes school personnel and parents aware of its policies and procedures for doing so. Authorizes ED to award three-year grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist them in improving school climate and culture by implementing school-wide positive behavior supports. Requires grant and subgrant funds to be used for professional training, technical assistance, research, and outreach regarding positive behavior supports. Requires LEAs to ensure that private school personnel can participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such funds. Authorizes ED to allocate funds to the Department of the Interior to carry out such activities with regard to schools operated or funded by such Department. Directs ED to conduct a national assessment to determine compliance with this Act's requirements and identify best practices regarding positive behavior support professional training programs. Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2015

Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-05-12	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E673)
2015-05-12	House	Introduced in House

HB927 (Related) 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2268/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2268/BILLS-114hr2268ih.pdf