Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5295
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2006-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety
Civics education
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Environmental Protection
Evidence (Law)
Families
Federal aid to education
Firearms
Law
Minors
School districts
School personnel
School security
Searches and seizures
Secondary education
Standards
Students' rights
Teachers
Weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-04
text: 
Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2006 - Requires states, local educational agencies, and school districts to deem a search of any minor student on public school grounds to be reasonable and permissible if conducted by a full-time teacher or school official, acting on any colorable suspicion based on professional experience and judgment, to ensure that the school remain free of all weapons, dangerous materials, or illegal narcotics.
 
Denies Safe Schools and Citizenship Education funds, provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to states, local educational agencies, and school districts that fail to deem such searches reasonable and permissible.

action_date: 2006-09-19
text: 
Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2006 - Requires local educational agencies to have in effect policies that deem to be reasonable and permissible a search of any minor student on public school grounds if conducted by a full-time teacher or school official, acting on any reasonable suspicion based on professional experience and judgment, to ensure that the school and students remain free from the threat of all weapons, dangerous materials, or illegal narcotics. Requires search measures to be reasonably related to search objectives, without being excessively intrusive in light of the nature of the offense and the student's age and sex.
 
Denies Safe and Drug Free School funds, provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to local educational agencies that fail to comply with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6695)
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6695)
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5295.
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6695-6700)
action_date: 2006-09-19
text: Mr. Kuhl (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2006-05-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2006-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-04
text: Introduced in House