I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3132 
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include 
bullying and harassment prevention programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2007 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HARE, 
Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Ms. HOOLEY, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE
of Texas, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ROTHMAN, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. WEXLER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. 
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 ‘‘Safe Schools Improve-
ment Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. BULLYING AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLI-
CIES, PROGRAMS, AND STATISTICS. 
(a) STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
4112(c)(3)(B)(iv) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7112(c)(3)(B)(iv)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, including bullying and harassment,’’ 
after ‘‘violence’’. 
(b) STATE APPLICATION.—Section 4113(a) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 7113(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the incidence and prevalence of re-
ported incidents of bullying and harassment; 
and 
‘‘(F) the perception of students regarding 
their school environment, including with respect 
to the prevalence and seriousness of incidents of 
bullying and harassment and the responsiveness 
of the school to those incidents;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(20) provides an assurance that the State edu-
cational agency will provide assistance to districts 
and schools in their efforts to prevent and appro-
priately respond to incidents of bullying and harass-
ment and describes how the agency will meet this re-
quirement.’’. 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROGRAM APPLI-
CATION.—Section 4114(d) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
7114(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) performance indicators for 
bullying and harassment prevention 
programs and activities; and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including bullying and harassment’’ after ‘‘dis-
orderly conduct’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) annual notice to parents and students 
describing the full range of prohibited conduct 
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