Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010

Summary

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish grievance procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

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Timeline

1. 5 August 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 August 2010

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6896-6897)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 August 2010 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2010

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2010

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 August 2010

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2009
• related to → To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.