‘‘(V) disability; 
‘‘(VI) sexual orientation; 
‘‘(VII) gender identity; or 
‘‘(VIII) religion; 
‘‘(ii) any other distinguishing charac-
teristics that may be defined by a State or 
local educational agency; or 
‘‘(iii) association with a person or 
group with one or more of the actual or 
perceived characteristics listed in clause (i) 
or (ii). 
‘‘(2) 
CYBERBULLYING.—The 
term 
‘cyberbulling’ means using the Internet, a cell phone 
(such as by text messaging), a video game system, 
or other technology to send or post text or images 
intended to hurt or embarrass another individual.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 9532 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 9532. Safe School Climate.’’. 
SEC. 5. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 4141 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7151) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or any modifica-
tions allowed under subsection (b) that re-
sult in removals or long-term suspensions 
rather than expulsions,’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(b),’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, removed, or suspended for a long term’’ 
after ‘‘expelled’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a description of the circumstances sur-
rounding every incident in which any person, includ-
ing a student or non-student, who is not legally per-
mitted to possess a firearm is determined to have 
brought a firearm to, or to have possessed a firearm 
at, a school served by such local education agency, 
an event or activity under the control and super-
vision of the school or local educational agency, or 
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on a school bus under the control and supervision of 
the school or local educational agency, including— 
‘‘(A) the name of the school concerned; 
‘‘(B) the number of persons, including stu-
dents and non-students, involved; and 
‘‘(C) the type of firearms concerned; and 
‘‘(4) a certification that the information in the 
application is accurate and complete.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) EVALUATIONS BY STATES.—Each State receiv-
ing Federal funds under any title of this Act shall, on an 
ongoing basis, evaluate the extent to which local edu-
cational agencies are in compliance with this section. The 
evaluation shall include an assessment of the accuracy of 
the information provided under subsection (d). A local 
educational agency that intentionally fails to report com-
plete and accurate information under subsection (d) shall 
be determined to be noncompliant with this section and 
shall not, during any period of noncompliance, receive any 
funds made available to the State under any title of this 
Act. 
‘‘(j) PERIODIC EVALUATION.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of Education shall conduct an inde-
pendent annual evaluation of the extent to which States 
are in compliance with this section. Each annual evalua-
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tion shall cover a sample of States selected on a rotating 
basis.’’. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY.—Section 4121(a) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 7131) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘bullying 
and 
cyberbullying and’’ after ‘‘prevent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including emergency 
preparedness,’’ after ‘‘safety’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘students,’’ after ‘‘par-
ents,’’; and 
(B) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘, 
bullying 
and 
cyberbullying prevention, and emergency pre-
paredness’’ after ‘‘violence prevention’’; 
(3) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(9) the administration of a schoolwide climate 
survey of students, parents, and school personnel 
that— 
‘‘(A) should be used as a pre- or post- 
intervention measure to— 
‘‘(i) promote student participation and 
the recognition of the student voice; 
‘‘(ii) build authentic school-home-com-
munity partnerships; 
‘‘(iii) promote an authentic learning 
community; 
‘‘(iv) 
prevent 
bullying 
and 
cyberbullying, and 
‘‘(iv) create a collaborative plan for 
school improvement; and 
‘‘(B) should measure— 
‘‘(i) the degree to which collaborative 
leadership and a professional learning com-
munity exist, including— 
‘‘(I) the degree to which school 
administrators are effective in com-
municating with different role groups 
and in setting high performance ex-
pectations for teachers and students; 
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‘‘(II) the establishment of an ef-
fective school leadership team; and 
‘‘(III) the amount and quality of 
involvement of parents and commu-
nity members in the school; 
‘‘(ii) the personalization of the school 
environment, including— 
‘‘(I) the quality of the inter-
personal and professional relation-
ships between teachers and students; 
‘‘(II) student self-discipline and 
tolerance for others, including inci-
dents of bullying and cyberbullying; 
and 
‘‘(III) students’ care and respect 
for one another and their mutual co-
operation; and 
‘‘(iii) the strength of the curriculum, 
instruction, and assessment, including— 
‘‘(I) student attention to task 
and 
concern 
for 
achievement 
at 
school; 
‘‘(II) the identification of a set of 
essential knowledge and skills in core 
academic areas in which students 
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