3.0.0 4756 2023-01-11T13:26:25Z 2023-01-11T13:26:25Z House H HR 2014-05-29 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 4756.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 (relating to the power of Congress tolay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to paythe debts and provide for the common defense and generalwelfare of the United States.)[Page H5023]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2014-11-17T20:38:26Z Referred to 2014-05-29T14:00:22Z 2014-11-17 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2014-05-29 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-05-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2014-05-29 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-06-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-06-11 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2014-06-12 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2014-07-29 False Education Administrative remedies Assault and harassment offenses Department of Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations School administration Education 00 2014-05-29 Introduced in House 2015-02-24T14:57:29Z Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) who become aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designated individual, within seven business days: (1) the acts that constituted bullying; (2) the protected characteristic of the victim if the bullying included a reference to or was motivated by such an actual or perceived protected characteristic; and (3) the response of the LEA's employees.

Requires the LEA-designated individual, within 60 days after receiving such a report, to inform all the LEA's employees of the acts described and the response of the LEA's employees.

Requires each LEA to annually review its policies on bullying.

Directs each LEA to publish and make available to all of its students and their parents a quarterly report that: (1) summarizes the bullying reported since the previous quarterly report, (2) summarizes the responses to such bullying by the LEA's employees, (3) excludes any personally identifiable information of any student involved, and (4) informs the public of the right to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education regarding the LEA's failure to comply with this Act's requirements.

Directs the Assistant Secretary who heads the Office of Civil Rights to: (1) establish the complaint procedure and publish it on the Department's website; (2) investigate each complaint to determine if the LEA complied with this Act's requirements; (3) withhold ESEA funds from, issue a complaint against, or enter into a compliance agreement with a noncompliant LEA to bring it into compliance; and (4) make information about each complaint available on the Department's website.

Conditions each LEA's receipt of ESEA funds on the LEA: (1) annually certifying to the Secretary of Education in writing that it is in compliance with this Act's requirements, and (2) submitting its four most recent quarterly reports on bullying.

]]> BRAVE Act Display Title BRAVE Act Official Title as Introduced To require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BRAVE Act Short Titles as Introduced Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act Introduced in House 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4756ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4756ih.xml 2014-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.