This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen protections against sexual abuse for K-12 students. It requires states receiving federal education funds to establish a statewide policy mandating local educational agencies to develop codes of conduct that define acceptable and unacceptable behavior for school personnel with students, and for students with peers. The legislation further requires comprehensive training for school personnel on these new codes of conduct, federal and state requirements for reporting child abuse , and Title IX obligations regarding student protection and general sexual abuse awareness. Funding for these new training and policy implementation requirements will be integrated into existing federal education grant programs, with an effective date two years after enactment. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study within one year of enactment to assess the incidence of sexual abuse among elementary and secondary school students by both other students and school personnel. This study will also provide Congress with recommendations for preventing such abuse.
Preventing Sexual Abuse of K–12 Students Act of 2023
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Education
Preventing Sexual Abuse of K–12 Students Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5065| House
| Updated: 8/29/2025
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen protections against sexual abuse for K-12 students. It requires states receiving federal education funds to establish a statewide policy mandating local educational agencies to develop codes of conduct that define acceptable and unacceptable behavior for school personnel with students, and for students with peers. The legislation further requires comprehensive training for school personnel on these new codes of conduct, federal and state requirements for reporting child abuse , and Title IX obligations regarding student protection and general sexual abuse awareness. Funding for these new training and policy implementation requirements will be integrated into existing federal education grant programs, with an effective date two years after enactment. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study within one year of enactment to assess the incidence of sexual abuse among elementary and secondary school students by both other students and school personnel. This study will also provide Congress with recommendations for preventing such abuse.