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Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1762| Senate 
| Updated: 5/30/2023
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (7)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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

S 116-4936
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2029
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021
May 23, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3596
Introduced in House
May 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4936
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2029
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021


  • May 23, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3596
    Introduced in House


  • May 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3596: Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1762| Senate 
| Updated: 5/30/2023
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

S 116-4936
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2029
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021
May 23, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3596
Introduced in House
May 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4936
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2029
    Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021


  • May 23, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3596
    Introduced in House


  • May 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (7)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3596: Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted