Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1827
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2015-04-15
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Crimes against children

Domestic violence and child abuse

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

School administration

Sex offenses

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Reauthorizes appropriations for the grant program under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</p> <p>Includes the training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under that program.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2015 Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015 . 2. Authorization of appropriations Section 2103(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6603(a) ) is amended by striking 2002 and inserting 2016 . 3. Training teachers to recognize child sexual abuse (a) State activities Section 2113(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6613(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (19) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. . (b) Local educational agency activities Section 2123(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6623(a) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. . (c) Eligible partnership activities Section 2134(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6634(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) providing training for school personnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. .