H.R. 5065 would require each state receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to set a statewide policy. Under that policy, local education agencies would develop codes of conduct for relationships between school personnel and students, and between students. School personnel would receive training on the codes, child-abuse reporting rules, Title IX protections, and sexual abuse awareness and prevention. The bill would allow several existing education grant programs to support this work. It would also require the Secretary of Education to study sexual abuse of students by school personnel and other students and report findings and prevention recommendations to Congress. The requirements would take effect two years after enactment. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Schools in states receiving the funds would have to follow the state policy on conduct codes and staff training. The bill also calls for a report on student sexual abuse and ways to prevent it. It does not specify changes for individual students or families.
The bill does not state a total cost or provide a specific amount of funding. It would allow certain existing education grants to be used for the training and related work.
The bill's findings state that students should be protected from sexual abuse and that school environments should be strengthened with resources and training to help prevent abuse.
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