United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 38 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 986 — Safe Schools Improvement Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 39 sponsors

    1 primary, 38 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (38 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Safe Schools Improvement ActThis bill requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying and harassment of elementary and secondary school students. In particular, these policies must prohibit bullying and harassment based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or sex. Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (including intersex traits).Further, LEAs must provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level.The Department of Education must conduct and report on an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics must collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 508 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (38)

Not signed on (508)

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 986 do?
Safe Schools Improvement ActThis bill requires states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying and harassment of elementary and secondary school students. In particular, these policies must prohibit bullying and harassment based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or sex. Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (including intersex traits).Further, LEAs must provide (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level.The Department of Education must conduct and report on an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics must collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.
Who sponsors S 986?
S 986 is sponsored by Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Fetterman, John (Democratic), Hickenlooper, John W. (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Warner, Mark R. (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Blunt Rochester, Lisa (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), and Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 986?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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