S 986 · in committee · significant
Safe Schools Improvement Act
- education
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Schools must adopt policies that prevent bullying and harassment based on protected characteristics including race, sex, disability, and gender identity.
- Elementary and secondary school students, parents, educators, and school districts are affected by the new requirements.
- Schools must notify families of policies, provide grievance procedures, and report data annually; Education Department conducts biennial evaluations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would schools currently lacking comprehensive anti-bullying policies implement and fund these new reporting and evaluation requirements?
- 02
What differences might emerge between school districts in rural versus urban areas when adopting family notification and grievance procedures?
- 03
Which protected characteristics should schools prioritize when resources for anti-bullying training and prevention are limited?
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Sponsor · D-VA
Tim Kaine
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
38/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-12
Joining the bill
Tammy Baldwin
D-WI · original
Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO · original
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE · original
Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · original
Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
+ 26 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-03-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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