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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1829 
To develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct 
in the elementary and secondary school system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. PUTNAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To develop a national system of oversight of States for 
sexual misconduct in the elementary and secondary 
school system. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Protection 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE OVERSIGHT SYSTEMS. 
(a) SYSTEMS REQUIRED.—For fiscal year 2010 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, each State shall have in effect 
laws and policies that, as determined by the Secretary of 
Education, ensure the following: 
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(1) Whenever an individual who is an educator 
has reason to believe that an incident has occurred 
in which an educator has committed an act of sexual 
misconduct against a student, the individual makes 
a report of that incident to the State as quickly as 
practicable, and within 48 hours whenever possible, 
and the individual is disciplined if the individual 
fails to do so. 
(2) The State has a single, statewide commis-
sion for receiving all reports made under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) The commission required by paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) has policies for investigating and re-
porting such incidents; and 
(B) has a toll-free number that can be 
used anonymously to make reports under para-
graph (1). 
(4) Each incident with respect to which a re-
port is made under paragraph (1) is investigated by 
individuals who have received training in inves-
tigating such incidents. 
(5) Whenever an educator is punished in any 
manner for an incident described in paragraph (1), 
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the details of the educator, the punishment, and the 
incident are provided to the Secretary of Education. 
(b) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If a State does not comply 
with subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Edu-
cation may reduce by up to 5 percent the amounts the 
State would otherwise be allocated or awarded, or both, 
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. Amounts not allocated or awarded to a State for 
failure to comply with subsection (a) shall be allocated or 
awarded (as the case may be) to States that do comply 
with subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL DATABASE. 
The Secretary of Education shall maintain a national 
database of incidents that have occurred in which an edu-
cator has committed an act of sexual misconduct against 
a student. The database shall include, at a minimum, 
every detail provided by a State under section 2, and shall 
be available to the public. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
The Secretary of Education shall, on an annual basis, 
submit to Congress a report on the activities carried out 
under this Act. The report shall identify each State that 
is in compliance, and each State that is not in compliance, 
with section 2(a). 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘educator’’ means any individual 
who works for a State educational agency, local edu-
cational agency, or public school. 
(2) The term ‘‘act of sexual misconduct’’ means 
any sexual offense, sexual assault, sexual overture, 
or sexual communication. 
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