Jenna Quinn Law

Bill: 116-hr-8396
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2020-09-24
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development

Child safety and welfare

Crime prevention

Crime victims

Crimes against children

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Domestic violence and child abuse

Elementary and secondary education

Government studies and investigations

Law enforcement administration and funding

School administration

Sex offenses

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Jenna Quinn Law</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.<br> <br> </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8396 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2020 Ms. Wild (for herself, Mr. McCaul , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Hastings , and Mr. Wright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jenna Quinn Law . 2. Child sexual abuse awareness field initiated grants Section 105(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Child sexual abuse awareness field initiated grants The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities, for periods of up to 5 years, in support of field-initiated innovation projects that advance, establish, or implement innovative evidence-based or evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by— (A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse, including how to recognize, prevent, and safely report child sexual abuse; (B) training teachers, school employees, and other mandatory reporters and adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity, including with respect to recognizing child sexual abuse and safely reporting child sexual abuse; or (C) providing information to parents and guardians of students about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, including how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse and how to discuss child sexual abuse with a child. .