1.This Act may be cited as the
Bullying Prevention and Intervention
Act of 2010
.
2.Bullying
prevention and intervention programs; Reauthorization of juvenile
accountability block grants
(a)Allowing
juvenile accountability block grants To be used for bullying prevention and
intervention programsSection
1801 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is
amended—
(1)in subsection (b),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (and for the purpose
described in subsection (d)(1))
after juvenile justice
system
; and
(2)by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(d)Bullying
prevention and intervention programs
(1)Amounts paid to a State or a unit of local government
under this part may be used by the State or unit of local government for
bullying prevention and intervention programs described in paragraph (2)(C)
that, subject to paragraph (3), follow the guidelines established under such
paragraph (2)(C).
(2)Not later than 6 months after the date of
this subsection, the Attorney General shall establish voluntary guidelines for
use by States and units of local government—
(A)on ways for
relevant entities to identify occurrences of bullying;
(B)on ways to provide
for the participation in programs described in subparagraph (C) of juveniles
who are involved in such occurrences of bullying; and
(C)for purposes of
developing bullying prevention and intervention programs that, at a
minimum—
(i)provide services to juveniles;
(ii)provide
educational services that focus on the accountability of such juveniles for
their actions, with respect to occurrences of bullying, including when the
outcome of such actions is not intended by such juveniles;
(iii)provide
counseling services for both juveniles who commit acts of bullying and
juveniles who are victims of such bullying;
(iv)include
notification and involvement of parents and guardians of juveniles who are
participating in such programs;
(v)address behavior
and behavior modification of juveniles described in clause (iii); and
(vi)educate students,
adult personnel (including school administration and staff and child care
providers), and law enforcement officers about how to identify occurrences of
bullying and how to address such occurrences.
(3)A State or unit of local government may modify the
guidelines established under paragraph (2) for use by such State or unit,
respectively (or entities within such State or unit, respectively) in order to
meet the specific needs or circumstances of relevant populations.
(4)For purposes of this subsection, the term
bullying includes the following behavior by juvenile against
another juvenile (or group of juveniles):
(A)Verbal acts, name-calling, and graphic and
written statements that may be threatening, harmful, or humiliating and which
may include use of cell phones, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
communication.
(B)Conduct that may
be physically threatening, harmful, or humiliating.
(C)Conduct that creates a hostile environment
when the conduct is sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent so as to
interfere with or limit the ability of such other juvenile to participate in or
benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by a
school.
(D)Harassment based on race, color, national
origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender.
(E)Statements or other conduct that are based
on real or perceived imbalance of power, repeated over time, and result in
humiliation of the other juvenile.
Behavior
described in the previous sentence does not have to include the intent to harm
or be directed at a specific juvenile to be considered
bullying..
(b)Reauthorization
of Juvenile Accountability Block GrantsSection 1810(a) of such
Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
and for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015
.