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Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3596| House 
| Updated: 5/23/2023
Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (49)
Becca Balint (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to take specified actions (e.g., withholding funds and issuing cease-and-desist orders) for schools that allow school personnel, law enforcement officers, or school security guards to subject students to corporal punishment. The bill also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment. Each state educational agency (SEA) that receives federal funding must submit specified information to ED, including a school climate report that describes the SEA's policies and procedures related to exclusionary and aversive discipline practices in schools. Additionally, the bill authorizes ED to award three-year grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices. ED must promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance with the bill. The Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior must ensure that the schools they operate or fund also comply with these regulations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8460
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3836
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021
May 23, 2023
Introduced in House
May 23, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 30, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1762
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8460
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3836
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021


  • May 23, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 30, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1762
    Introduced in Senate

Education

Related Bills

  • S 118-1762: Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3596| House 
| Updated: 5/23/2023
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to take specified actions (e.g., withholding funds and issuing cease-and-desist orders) for schools that allow school personnel, law enforcement officers, or school security guards to subject students to corporal punishment. The bill also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment. Each state educational agency (SEA) that receives federal funding must submit specified information to ED, including a school climate report that describes the SEA's policies and procedures related to exclusionary and aversive discipline practices in schools. Additionally, the bill authorizes ED to award three-year grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices. ED must promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance with the bill. The Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior must ensure that the schools they operate or fund also comply with these regulations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8460
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3836
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021
May 23, 2023
Introduced in House
May 23, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 30, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1762
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8460
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3836
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021


  • May 23, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 30, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1762
    Introduced in Senate
Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (49)
Becca Balint (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 118-1762: Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted