[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1665 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1665

    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child 
     sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2015

     Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Heller, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
  authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child 
     sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities.

    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 ``Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

    Section 5571 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7275) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by inserting ``child sexual 
        abuse and'' after ``combat'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following;
                    ``(E) to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and 
                prevention programs or activities.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
                (8); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) To provide age-appropriate and developmentally 
        appropriate instruction for early childhood, elementary school, 
        and secondary school students in child sexual abuse awareness 
        and prevention, including how to recognize child sexual abuse 
        and how to safely report child sexual abuse.
            ``(7) To provide information to parents and guardians of 
        early childhood, elementary school, and secondary school 
        students about child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, 
        including how to recognize child sexual abuse and how to 
        discuss child sexual abuse with a child.'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) A description of how the local educational agency 
        will ensure that a program or activity developed or carried out 
        using funds provided under the grant is consistent with the 
        principles of effectiveness described in subsection (f).''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Principles of Effectiveness.--
            ``(1) In general.--For a program or activity developed or 
        carried out under this section to meet the principles of 
        effectiveness, such program or activity shall--
                    ``(A) be based upon an assessment of objective data 
                regarding the need for programs and activities in the 
                elementary school or secondary school to be served to--
                            ``(i) improve school safety and promote 
                        students' physical and mental health and well-
                        being; and
                            ``(ii) strengthen parent and community 
                        engagement to ensure a healthy, safe, and 
                        supportive school environment;
                    ``(B) be based upon established State requirements 
                and evidence-based criteria aimed at ensuring a 
                healthy, safe, and supportive school environment for 
                students in the elementary school or secondary school 
                that will be served by the program; and
                    ``(C) include meaningful and ongoing consultation 
                with and input from teachers, principals, school 
                leaders, and parents in the development of the 
                application and administration of the program or 
                activity.
            ``(2) Periodic evaluation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The program or activity shall 
                undergo a periodic independent, third party evaluation 
                to assess the extent to which the program or activity 
                has helped the local educational agency or school 
                provide students with a healthy, safe, and supportive 
                school environment that promotes school safety and 
                students' physical and mental health and well-being.
                    ``(B) Use of results.--The local educational agency 
                shall ensure that the results of the periodic 
                evaluations described under subparagraph (A) are--
                            ``(i) used to refine, improve, and 
                        strengthen the program or activity, and to 
                        refine locally determined criteria described 
                        under paragraph (1)(B); and
                            ``(ii) made available to the public and the 
                        State.
            ``(3) Prohibition.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to authorize the Secretary or any other officer or 
        employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or 
        control, the principles of effectiveness developed or utilized 
        by a local educational agency under this subsection.''.
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