I 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4536 

To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in elementary 

and secondary schools in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 4, 2017 

Mr. DONOVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying 

in elementary and secondary schools in the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

5 a commission to be known as the ‘‘Anti-Bullying Round6 table’’ (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Roundtable’’). 

7 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Roundtable shall be 

8 to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in 

9 the United States by consulting with State and local edu10 cational agencies regarding— 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 4536 IH

1 (1) current policies on bullying; 

2 (2) teacher education; 

3 (3) parent and student education; 

4 (4) instances of student violence as a result of 

5 bullying; and 

6 (5) instances of student self-harm as a result of 

7 bullying. 

8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Round10 table shall be composed of 13 members appointed by 

11 the President according to the following procedure: 

12 (A) The President shall appoint one indi13 vidual to serve as chair of the Roundtable. 

14 (B) The President shall appoint 12 individ15 uals who are one of the following types of 

16 stakeholders to serve as members of the Round17 table: 

18 (i) Teachers. 

19 (ii) School administrators. 

20 (iii) Parents of schoolchildren. 

21 (iv) Bullied children. 

22 (v) Guidance counselors. 

23 (vi) Child psychologists. 

24 (vii) Paraprofessionals. 

25 (viii) School resource officers. 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 4536 IH

1 (ix) Campus security officers. 

2 (x) School police officers. 

3 (xi) Other specialized instructional 

4 support personnel. 

5 (xii) Other relevant law enforcement 

6 entities. 

7 (xiii) Other interested parties. 

8 (C) Members of Congress may submit let9 ters of recommendation to the President re10 garding the members to be appointed pursuant 

11 to paragraph (B). 

12 (2) TERMS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be 

14 appointed for the duration of the existence of 

15 the Roundtable. 

16 (B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Round17 table shall be filled in the manner in which the 

18 original appointment was made. 

19 (3) PAY.—Members of the Roundtable shall 

20 serve without pay. 

21 (d) TIME FRAME FOR FORMATION.—Not later than 

22 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi23 dent shall appoint the 13 members described in subsection 

24 (c) and certify to Congress that the Roundtable has been 

25 formed. 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 4536 IH

1 (e) POWERS OF ROUNDTABLE.— 

2 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Round3 table may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec4 tion, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 

5 take testimony, and receive evidence as the Round6 table considers appropriate. 

7 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Round8 table may secure directly from any department or 

9 agency of the United States information necessary 

10 to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of 

11 the chair of the Roundtable, the head of that depart12 ment or agency shall furnish that information to the 

13 Roundtable. 

14 (3) MAILS.—The Roundtable may use the 

15 United States mails in the same manner and under 

16 the same conditions as other departments and agen17 cies of the United States. 

18 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

19 Upon request of the Roundtable, the Administrator 

20 of General Services shall provide to the Commission, 

21 on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 

22 services necessary for the Roundtable to carry out 

23 its responsibilities under this Act. 

24 (f) REPORTS.— 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 4536 IH

1 (1) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 

2 270 days after the date on which the President cer3 tifies to Congress that the Roundtable has been 

4 formed, the Roundtable shall submit to Congress a 

5 report on best practices concerning bullying in ele6 mentary and secondary schools in the United States 

7 that contains, among other things— 

8 (A) recommendations for how to combat 

9 bullying; 

10 (B) recommendations for how to best edu11 cate educators, administrators, and all relevant 

12 school staff on recognizing bullying; and 

13 (C) recommendations for how parents can 

14 best address and discuss with their children the 

15 early warning signs of bullying. 

16 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

17 after the date on which the President certifies to 

18 Congress that the Roundtable has been formed, the 

19 Roundtable shall transmit a final report to Congress 

20 containing— 

21 (A) a detailed statement of the findings 

22 and conclusions of the Roundtable; and 

23 (B) the recommendations of the Round24 table for legislation or administrative actions 

25 the Roundtable considers appropriate. 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 4536 IH

1 (g) TERMINATION.—The Roundtable shall terminate 

2 upon submission of the final report pursuant to subsection 

3 (f)(2). 

Æ 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS