Jenna Quinn Law

Bill: 117-s-734
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-11
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: 2022-08-05
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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>

action_date: 2022-08-03
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Jenna Quinn Law</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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.</p> <p>The bill also requires the HHS Office of Inspector General to report on expenditures under the program.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 734 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of 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 among primary and secondary school students.

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 comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based or evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by— (A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner, 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. .

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 734 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of 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 among primary and secondary school students.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jenna Quinn Law . 2. Child sexual abuse awareness field initiated grants (a) In General .—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 comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based or evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs by— (A) improving student awareness of child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner, 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. . (b) Report on effectiveness of expenditures The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall— (1) prepare a report that describes the projects for which funds are expended under section 105(a)(8) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106(a)(8) ) and evaluates the effectiveness of those projects; and (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of Congress. (c) Report on duplicative nature of expenditures The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall— (1) prepare a report that examines whether the projects described in subsection (b) are duplicative of other activities supported by Federal funds; and (2) submit the report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

Passed the Senate August 3, 2022. Secretary