[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1827 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1827

To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel 
             regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2015

  Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel 
             regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Schools Protect Our Children 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 2103(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603(a)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
``2016''.

SEC. 3. TRAINING TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

    (a) State Activities.--Section 2113(c) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) Providing training for all school personnel, 
        including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, 
        regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.''.
    (b) Local Educational Agency Activities.--Section 2123(a) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) Providing training for all school personnel, 
        including teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, 
        regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.''.
    (c) Eligible Partnership Activities.--Section 2134(a) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6634(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) providing training for school personnel, including 
        teachers, principals, and pupil services personnel, regarding 
        how to recognize child sexual abuse.''.
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