3.0.0 355 2023-01-11T13:28:24Z 2023-01-11T13:28:24Z Senate S 2015-02-03 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-03T23:28:08Z Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 114 3141 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S738) IntroReferral 2015-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-02-03 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-02-03 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-02-05 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-06-15 False Education Assault and harassment offenses Crimes against women Domestic violence and child abuse Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education HIV/AIDS Health promotion and preventive care School administration Sex and reproductive health Sex offenses Sexually transmitted diseases Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-31T20:36:06Z Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive four-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide: (1) professional development to school administrators, teachers, and staff in safe relationship behavior education; and (2) educational programming and curricula for students regarding safe relationship behavior.

"Safe relationship behavior education" is education that:

  • is medically accurate and appropriate for an individual's age, developmental stage, and culture;
  • promotes safe relationships and teaches students to recognize and prevent coercion, violence, or abuse, including physical and emotional relationship abuse;
  • includes education regarding communication skills, emotional health, accountability, and well-being in relationships; and
  • includes education regarding healthy relationships and consent.

ED must provide LEAs with policy guidance regarding safe relationship behavior training and the promotion of safe and healthy relationships.

ESEA funds may not be used for sex or HIV-prevention education in schools if that instruction does not include safe relationship behavior education. (Under current law, sex or HIV-prevention education in schools must be age appropriate and include the health benefits of abstinence.)

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