3.0.0 4936 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z Senate S 2020-12-01 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-01T21:24:29Z Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 116 8460 HR 2020-09-30 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2020-12-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-12-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Government information and archives Law enforcement officers School administration State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2020-12-01 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-12T14:33:47Z Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices.

]]> Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 Display Title Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4936is/xml/BILLS-116s4936is.xml 2020-12-01 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.