3.0.0 4360 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z Senate S 2020-07-29 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-29T20:30:13Z Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act 116 7848 HR 2020-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2020-07-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-29 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-09-22 False Education Academic performance and assessments Child health Child safety and welfare Contracts and agency Criminal justice information and records Disability and paralysis Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Employment and training programs Firearms and explosives Health personnel Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mental health Minority education Nursing School administration Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2020-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-15T14:14:03Z Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for sworn law enforcement officers in schools. It also establishes a grant program to replace sworn law enforcement officers in schools with personnel and services that support mental health and trauma-informed services.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to hire, maintain, or train sworn law enforcement officers in elementary or secondary schools, preschools, or programs based in elementary or secondary schools. Further, it prohibits the use of public safety and community policing grants for sworn law enforcement officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools.

Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to (1) replace sworn law enforcement officers in elementary and secondary schools with personnel and services that support mental health and trauma-informed services, and (2) reform school safety and disciplinary policies to reflect evidence-based practices that do not rely on the criminal justice system.

A recipient must use grants funds to carry out certain activities, such as hiring or training specified staff, implementing trauma-informed services, and providing professional development to teachers and staff. It prohibits the use of grant funds for (1) establishing or enforcing zero-tolerance school discipline policies, (2) purchasing or installing surveillance equipment (e.g., metal detectors), or (3) arming teachers or other school personnel.

]]> Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Display Title Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4360is/xml/BILLS-116s4360is.xml 2020-07-29 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.