Title: Danny's Law
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Danny's Law
This bill requires the President to establish a commission called the "Anti-Bullying Roundtable" to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
The roundtable must submit a report about best practices concerning bullying, including recommendations for: (1) combating bullying, (2) educating school officials to recognize bullying, and (3) helping parents to address the early warning signs of bullying with their children.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4108

     To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in 
 elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 2017

 Mr. Donovan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in 
 elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``Danny's Law''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) This Act is named in honor of Daniel Fitzpatrick.
            (2) In August 2016, when he was 13 years old, Daniel 
        Fitzpatrick tragically took his own life as a direct result of 
        bullying.
            (3) Daniel Fitzpatrick left a note telling his family that 
        he was bullied and that ``I gave up''.

SEC. 2. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE.

    (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a commission to 
be known as the ``Anti-Bullying Roundtable'' (in this Act referred to 
as the ``Roundtable'').
    (b) Duties.--The duties of the Roundtable shall be to study 
bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States by 
consulting with State and local educational agencies regarding--
            (1) current policies on bullying;
            (2) teacher education;
            (3) parent and student education;
            (4) instances of student violence as a result of bullying; 
        and
            (5) instances of student self-harm as a result of bullying.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Roundtable shall be 
        composed of 13 members appointed by the President according to 
        the following procedure:
                    (A) The President shall appoint one individual to 
                serve as chair of the Roundtable.
                    (B) The President shall appoint 12 individuals who 
                are one of the following types of stakeholders to serve 
                as members of the Roundtable:
                            (i) Teachers.
                            (ii) School administrators.
                            (iii) Parents of schoolchildren.
                            (iv) Bullied children.
                            (v) Guidance counselors.
                            (vi) Child psychologists.
                            (vii) Paraprofessionals.
                            (viii) School resource officers.
                            (ix) Campus security officers.
                            (x) School police officers.
                            (xi) Other specialized instructional 
                        support personnel.
                            (xii) Other relevant law enforcement 
                        entities.
                            (xiii) Other interested parties.
                    (C) Members of Congress may submit letters of 
                recommendation to the President regarding the members 
                to be appointed pursuant to paragraph (B).
            (2) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for 
                the duration of the existence of the Roundtable.
                    (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Roundtable shall 
                be filled in the manner in which the original 
                appointment was made.
            (3) Pay.--Members of the Roundtable shall serve without 
        pay.
    (d) Time Frame for Formation.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the 13 
members described in subsection (c) and certify to Congress that the 
Roundtable has been formed.
    (e) Powers of Roundtable.--
            (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Roundtable may, for the 
        purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and 
        act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
        as the Roundtable considers appropriate.
            (2) Obtaining official data.--The Roundtable may secure 
        directly from any department or agency of the United States 
        information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon 
        request of the chair of the Roundtable, the head of that 
        department or agency shall furnish that information to the 
        Roundtable.
            (3) Mails.--The Roundtable may use the United States mails 
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
        departments and agencies of the United States.
            (4) Administrative support services.--Upon request of the 
        Roundtable, the Administrator of General Services shall provide 
        to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
        support services necessary for the Roundtable to carry out its 
        responsibilities under this Act.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Best practices report.--Not later than 270 days after 
        the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the 
        Roundtable has been formed, the Roundtable shall submit to 
        Congress a report on best practices concerning bullying in 
        elementary and secondary schools in the United States that 
        contains, among other things--
                    (A) recommendations for how to combat bullying;
                    (B) recommendations for how to best educate 
                educators, administrators, and all relevant school 
                staff on recognizing bullying; and
                    (C) recommendations for how parents can best 
                address and discuss with their children the early 
                warning signs of bullying.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date 
        on which the President certifies to Congress that the 
        Roundtable has been formed, the Roundtable shall transmit a 
        final report to Congress containing--
                    (A) a detailed statement of the findings and 
                conclusions of the Roundtable; and
                    (B) the recommendations of the Roundtable for 
                legislation or administrative actions the Roundtable 
                considers appropriate.
    (g) Termination.--The Roundtable shall terminate upon submission of 
the final report pursuant to subsection (f)(2).
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