3.0.0 63 2023-01-11T13:28:46Z 2023-01-11T13:28:46Z Senate S 2015-01-07 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-07T20:59:17Z 2015-01-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Education Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education School administration Sex offenses Teaching, teachers, curricula Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Violent crime Education 00 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-20T22:16:48Z Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2015

Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs): (1) to obtain a Federal Bureau of Investigation background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sexual predators, to report their application to local law enforcement.

Prohibits states or LEAs from hiring individuals as: (1) school employees if they have been convicted of a crime of violence or other felony; or (2) school bus drivers if they have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a serious moving violation.

Withholds funds available to states for planning and administration and to LEAs as subgrants under part A of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if they violate such prohibitions or fail to take such actions.

]]> Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2015 Display Title Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s63is/xml/BILLS-114s63is.xml 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.