116 HR 8396 IH: Jenna Quinn Law U.S. House of Representatives 2020-09-24 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8396IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 24, 2020Ms. 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 LaborA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Jenna Quinn Law.

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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..