119-hr3265

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 3265 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3265

 To prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other 
 purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 8, 2025

 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
 Pingree, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Takano, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
 McClellan, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. 
 Keating, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Watson 
 Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and 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

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other 
 purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting our 
Students in Schools Act of 2025''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act are as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Purposes.

Sec. 3. Definitions.
 TITLE I--PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

Sec. 101. Prohibition of corporal punishment.

Sec. 102. Civil actions by the Attorney General.

Sec. 103. Enforcement by the Office for Civil Rights.

Sec. 104. Parent notification and protection and advocacy systems.
 TITLE II--STATE ACTIVITIES AND GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. State plan and enforcement.

Sec. 202. Grant authority.
 TITLE III--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Federal regulations.

Sec. 302. Other schools.

Sec. 303. Limitation of authority.

Sec. 304. Applicability to private schools and home schools.

Sec. 305. Severability.

Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

 The purposes of this Act are to--

    (1) eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools;

    (2) ensure, regardless of sexual orientation, gender 
 identity or expression, sex, race, color, national origin, 
 disability, or religion, the health and safety of all students 
 and program personnel in schools and promote a positive school 
 climate and culture;

    (3) assist States, local educational agencies, and schools 
 in improving school climate and culture by implementing 
 positive behavioral interventions and supports, and other 
 models (including models such as restorative justice 
 interventions, trauma-informed care, multi-tiered system of 
 supports, crisis and de-escalation interventions, implicit bias 
 training, and culturally responsive teaching), to address 
 student behavior and work to eliminate the use of exclusionary 
 and aversive discipline practices or interventions;

    (4) ensure all program personnel have the supports and 
 training necessary to implement positive behavioral 
 interventions and supports and other models to address student 
 behavior and improve school climate and culture; and

    (5) collect and analyze data on exclusionary and aversive 
 discipline practices or interventions in schools.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Corporal punishment.--The term ``corporal punishment'' 
 means, with respect to a student, a deliberate act which causes 
 the student to feel physical pain for the purpose of 
 discipline, including an act of physical force, such as 
 striking, spanking, or paddling, inflicted on a student's body, 
 requiring a student to assume a painful physical position, or 
 the use of chemical sprays, electroshock weapons, or stun guns 
 on a student's body.

    (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
 ``evidence-based'', ``local educational agency'', ``outlying 
 area'', ``parent'', ``secondary school'', ``Secretary'', 
 ``State'', and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings 
 given the terms in 

section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

    (3) Exclusionary discipline.--The term ``exclusionary 
 discipline'' means any type of disciplinary action that removes 
 or excludes a student from the student's usual educational 
 setting, or from access to education services, including such 
 disciplinary actions as in-school suspensions, out-of-school 
 suspensions, expulsions, or any other removal, however labeled, 
 that results in lost instructional time for the student.

    (4) Model.--The term ``model'' means an activity, strategy, 
 framework, or intervention that is evidence-based, to the 
 extent practicable.

    (5) Positive behavioral interventions and supports.--The 
 term ``positive behavioral interventions and supports''--
        (A) means a schoolwide, systematic approach that 
 embeds evidence-based practices and data-driven 
 decision making to improve school climate and culture 
 in order to achieve improved academic and social 
 outcomes and increase learning for all students 
 (including students with the most complex and intensive 
 behavioral needs); and
        (B) encompasses a range of systemic and 
 individualized positive strategies to teach and 
 reinforce school-expected behaviors, while discouraging 
 and diminishing undesirable behaviors.

    (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means--
        (A) all of the operations of a local educational 
 agency, system of vocational education, or other school 
 system;
        (B) a program that serves children who receive 
 services for which financial assistance is provided in 
 accordance with the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
 seq.); or
            (C) an elementary school or secondary school that 
 is not a public school that enrolls a student who 
 receives special education and related services under 
 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

    (7) Program personnel.--
        (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph
        (B) , the 
 term ``program personnel'' means any agent of a 
 program, including an individual who is employed by a 
 program, or who performs services for a program on a 
 contractual basis, including--
            (i) school leaders;
            (ii) teachers;
            (iii) specialized instructional support 
 personnel;
            (iv) paraprofessionals; or
            (v) other staff.
        (B) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
        (A) , 
 program personnel shall not include a law enforcement 
 officer or a school security guard.

    (8) Protection and advocacy system.--The term ``protection 
 and advocacy system'' means a protection and advocacy system 
 established under 

section 143 of the Developmental Disabilities 
 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043).

    (9) Law enforcement officer.--The term ``law enforcement 
 officer''--
        (A) means any person who--
            (i) is a State, Tribal, or local law 
 enforcement officer (as defined in 

section 1204 
 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284)); 
 and
            (ii) is assigned by the employing law 
 enforcement agency to a program, who is 
 contracting with a program, or who is employed 
 by a program; and
        (B) includes an individual referred to as a 
 ``school resource officer'' if that individual meets 
 the definition in subparagraph
        (A) .

    (10) School security guard.--The term ``school security 
 guard'' means an individual who is not a sworn law enforcement 
 officer and who is responsible for addressing one or more of 
 the following safety and crime prevention activities in and 
 around a program:
        (A) Assisting program personnel in safety 
 incidents.
        (B) Educating students in crime and illegal drug 
 use prevention and safety.
            (C) Developing or expanding community justice 
 initiatives for students.
            (D) Training students in conflict resolution and 
 supporting restorative justice programs.
        (E) Serving as a liaison between the program and 
 outside agencies, including other law enforcement 
 agencies.
        (F) Screening students or visitors to the program 
 for prohibited items.

    (11) Student.--The term ``student'' means an individual 
 enrolled in a program.

 TITLE I--PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

SEC. 101. PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.

    (a) Prohibition.--No student shall be subjected to corporal 
punishment by program personnel, a law enforcement officer, or a school 
security guard under any program which receives Federal financial 
assistance.

    (b) Private Right of Action.--A student who has been subjected to 
corporal punishment by program personnel, a law enforcement officer, or 
a school security guard in violation of subsection

    (a) , or the parent 
of such student, may file a civil action in any Federal or State court 
of competent jurisdiction against the program under which the violation 
is alleged to have occurred for attorneys' fees, expert fees, 
injunctive relief, and compensatory damages.

SEC. 102. CIVIL ACTIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

 Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing 
signed by a parent (including a legal guardian) or a group of parents 
(including legal guardians) to the effect that the minor children of 
such a parent or parents are being deprived by a program of the right 
under this Act to not be subject to corporal punishment by program 
personnel, law enforcement officers, or school security guards and the 
Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious, the Attorney 
General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the 
appropriate program and after certifying that the Attorney General is 
satisfied that such program has had a reasonable time to adjust the 
conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name 
of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court 
of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be 
appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction 
of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section. The Attorney 
General may implead as defendants such additional parties as are or 
become necessary to the grant of effective relief hereunder.

SEC. 103. ENFORCEMENT BY THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

    (a) Referral to Office for Civil Rights.--The Secretary shall refer 
any complaint alleging a violation of 

section 101

    (a) to the Office for 
Civil Rights of the Department of Education for an investigation.

    (b) Process for Referral.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a 
procedure for receiving a complaint alleging a violation of 

section 101

    (a) .
            (c) Failure To Comply.--In the event that a program has failed to 
comply with 

section 101

    (a) , the Secretary shall carry out at least one 
of the following:

    (1) Withhold from such program, in whole or in part, 
 further payments (including payments for administrative costs) 
 under an applicable program (as such term is defined in 

section 400
            (c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1221
            (c) )) in accordance with 

section 455 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1234d).

    (2) Enter into a compliance agreement in accordance with 
 

section 457 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1234f).

    (3) Issue a complaint to compel compliance of such program 
 through a cease and desist order, in the same manner the 
 Secretary is authorized to take such action under 

section 456 
 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234c).
            (d) Cessation of Withholding of Funds.--If the Secretary determines 
(whether by certification or other appropriate evidence) that a program 
that is subject to the withholding of payments under subsection
            (c) (1) of this section has cured the failure providing the basis for the 
withholding of payments on a date that is within one year from the date 
on which such payments were first withheld, the Secretary shall--

    (1) cease the withholding of payments with respect to that 
 program under such subsection; and

    (2) reimburse all the withheld payments under such 
 subsection to such program.

    (e) Withheld Funds.--The funds appropriated or made available for 
the payments that were withheld under subsection
            (c) (1) shall be 
available for expenditure to that program pursuant to this subsection 
for up to one year from the date upon which the determination in 
subsection
            (d) was made.

    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the Secretary's authority under the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.).

SEC. 104. PARENT NOTIFICATION AND PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS.

    (a) Notification.--If a student is subject to corporal punishment 
committed by program personnel, a law enforcement officer, or a school 
security guard at a program, the program serving such student shall 
notify, in writing, not later than 24 hours after such use of force 
occurs, the facts of such use of force to--

    (1) the parent or parents of such student;

    (2) the State educational agency; and

    (3) the local law enforcement agency.

    (b) Notification for Students With Disabilities.--In the case of a 
student described in subsection

    (a) who is an individual with a 
disability (as defined in 

section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) the program serving such student shall--

    (1) in addition to the notification described in such 
 subsection, notify, in writing, not later than 24 hours after 
 the use of force described in such subsection occurs, the facts 
 of such use of force to the relevant protection and advocacy 
 system; and

    (2) provide any information to the relevant protection and 
 advocacy system that the protection and advocacy system may 
 require.
            (c) Restatement of Authority.--Protection and advocacy systems 
shall have the same authorities and rights provided under subtitle C of 
title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) with respect to protections 
provided for students under this Act when such students are otherwise 
eligible to be clients of the protection and advocacy system, including 
investigating, monitoring, and enforcing such protections.

 TITLE II--STATE ACTIVITIES AND GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 201. STATE PLAN AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) State Requirements.--In accordance with the schedule specified 
in subsection
            (c) , each State educational agency that receives Federal 
financial assistance shall provide to the Secretary--

    (1) in the case of a State that did not prohibit corporal 
 punishment in schools before the date of enactment of this Act, 
 a written assurance that--
        (A) all programs located in such State have been 
 notified of the requirements of this Act;
        (B) all program personnel of such State educational 
 agency have received training with respect to such 
 requirements;
            (C) parents of students served by such State 
 educational agency have been notified of the 
 requirements, rights, and remedies available under this 
 Act; and
            (D) the notification required under subparagraph
            (C) is publicly available on the website of the State 
 educational agency;

    (2) in the case of a State that prohibited corporal 
 punishment in schools before the date of enactment of this Act, 
 a written assurance that all programs located in such State 
 have been notified of the requirements of this Act; and

    (3) a school climate report that includes a description 
 of--
        (A) the policies and procedures of the State 
 educational agency with respect to exclusionary and 
 aversive discipline practices or interventions in such 
 schools;
        (B) how the State educational agency plans to 
 implement, is implementing, or has implemented positive 
 behavioral interventions and supports and other models 
 to address student behavior and reduce the use of 
 exclusionary and aversive discipline practices or 
 interventions in the public elementary and secondary 
 schools of such State as required under 

section 1111

    (g)

    (1)
            (C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311

    (g)

    (1)
            (C) ); and
            (C) efforts of the State educational agency to 
 ensure program personnel receive the supports and 
 training necessary to implement the interventions, 
 supports, and other models described in subparagraph
        (B) .

    (b) Local Educational Agency Requirements.--In accordance with the 
schedule specified in subsection
            (c) , each local educational agency 
shall submit to the State educational agency a report that includes the 
information the State educational agency determines necessary to comply 
with the requirements of subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Submission Schedule.--States and local educational agencies 
shall make the submissions required under subsections

    (a) and

    (b) as 
follows:

    (1) The initial submissions shall be made not later than 
 one year after the date of enactment of this Act and on an 
 annual basis during each of the 3 years following the year of 
 the first submission.

    (2) After the expiration of the 3-year period described in 
 paragraph

    (1) , subsequent submissions shall be made not less 
 frequently than once every two years.
            (d) Report.--For each year in which the Secretary receives 
submissions from States in accordance with the schedule specified in 
subsection
            (c) , the Secretary shall--

    (1) submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
 House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
 summarizing the findings of the school climate reports received 
 from States for such year; and

    (2) make the school climate reports publicly available.

    (e) Enforcement.--

    (1) In general.--
        (A) Use of remedies.--If a State educational agency 
 fails to comply with subsection

    (a) , the Secretary 
 shall carry out at least one of the following:
            (i) Withhold, in whole or in part, further 
 payments under an applicable program (as such 
 term is defined in 

section 400
            (c) of the 
 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1221
            (c) )) in accordance with 

section 455 of 
 such Act (20 U.S.C. 1234d).
            (ii) Enter into a compliance agreement in 
 accordance with 

section 457 of the General 
 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234f).
            (iii) Issue a complaint to compel 
 compliance of the State educational agency 
 through a cease and desist order, in the same 
 manner the Secretary is authorized to take such 
 action under 

section 456 of the General 
 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234e).
        (B) Cessation of withholding of funds.--If the 
 Secretary determines (whether by certification or other 
 appropriate evidence) that a State educational agency 
 that is subject to the withholding of payments under 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) has cured the failure providing the 
 basis for the withholding of payments within one year 
 from the date on which such payments were first 
 withheld, the Secretary shall--
            (i) cease the withholding of payments with 
 respect to the State educational agency under 
 such subparagraph; and
            (ii) reimburse all the withheld payments 
 under such subparagraph to such State 
 educational agency.

    (2) Withheld funds.--The funds appropriated or made 
 available for the payments that were withheld under paragraph

    (1)
        (A)
            (i) shall be available for expenditure to that program 
 pursuant to this paragraph for up to one year from the date 
 upon which the determination in paragraph

    (1)
        (B) was made.

    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
 be construed to limit the Secretary's authority under the 
 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.).

SEC. 202. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--From the amount appropriated under 

section 306, 
the Secretary may award grants to State educational agencies to improve 
school climate and culture by implementing positive behavioral 
interventions and supports and other models to address student behavior 
and reduce the use of exclusionary and aversive discipline practices or 
interventions in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

    (b) Duration of Grant.--

    (1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
 awarded to a State educational agency for a three-year period.

    (2) Reapplication.--At the end of a grant period described 
 in paragraph

    (1) , a State educational agency desiring a 
 subsequent grant under this section may be eligible for such 
 grant if such State educational agency--
        (A) submits an application under subsection
            (c) ; 
 and
        (B) demonstrates--
            (i) that such State educational agency 
 effectively used grant funds to carry out the 
 required activities under subsection

    (e) during 
 the previous grant period; and
            (ii) with respect to such State educational 
 agency, a decrease in at least one of the 
 following:
            (I) Exclusionary and aversive 
 discipline practices or interventions, 
 including in-school suspensions, out-
 of-school suspensions, and expulsions.
            (II) School-related arrests.
            (III) Referrals of students to law 
 enforcement.

    (3) Data.--A State educational agency shall, with respect 
 to the data used under paragraph

    (2)
        (B)
            (ii) --
        (A) cross-tabulate such data and disaggregate by 
 race, gender, disability, and English learner status; 
 and
        (B) redact all personally identifiable information 
 from such data.
            (c) Application.--

    (1) In general.--Each State educational agency desiring a 
 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
 information as the Secretary may require, including--
        (A) information on how the State educational agency 
 will carry out the required activities specified in 
 subsection

    (e) ;
        (B) a description of how the State educational 
 agency will improve school climate and culture by 
 reducing the use of exclusionary and aversive 
 discipline practices or interventions;
            (C) a description of how the State educational 
 agency will implement positive behavioral interventions 
 and supports, and other models (including models such 
 as restorative justice interventions, trauma-informed 
 care, multi-tiered system of supports, crisis and de-
 escalation interventions, implicit bias training, and 
 culturally responsive teaching), to address student 
 behavior and work to eliminate the use of exclusionary 
 and aversive discipline practices or interventions; and
            (D) a description of how the State educational 
 agency will develop and implement high-quality training 
 for program personnel designed to improve school 
 climate and culture and increase the use of positive 
 behavioral interventions and supports and other models 
 to address student behavior and reduce the use of 
 exclusionary and aversive discipline practices or 
 interventions.

    (2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
 Secretary shall give priority to State educational agencies--
        (A) with a high percentage of in-school 
 suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, 
 school-related arrests, and referrals of students to 
 law enforcement;
        (B) that lack positive behavioral interventions and 
 supports and other models to improve school climate and 
 culture; or
            (C) that are in most need of assistance relating to 
 improving school climate and culture by reducing the 
 use of exclusionary and aversive discipline practices 
 or interventions, as determined by the Secretary.
            (d) Authority To Make Subgrants.--

    (1) In general.--A State educational agency receiving a 
 grant under this section may use such grant funds to award 
 subgrants, on a competitive basis in accordance with subsection

    (e)

    (2) , to local educational agencies.

    (2) Application.--A local educational agency desiring to 
 receive a subgrant under this section shall submit an 
 application to the applicable State educational agency at such 
 time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
 State educational agency may require, including the information 
 described in subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (D) of subsection
            (c) (1) with respect to the local educational agency.

    (e) Required Activities.--

    (1) In general.--A State educational agency receiving a 
 grant, or a local educational agency receiving a subgrant, 
 under this section shall use such grant or subgrant funds to 
 carry out the following:
        (A) Developing and implementing high-quality 
 training for program personnel designed to--
            (i) improve school climate and culture;
            (ii) increase use of positive behavioral 
 interventions and supports and other models to 
 address student behavior; and
            (iii) reduce the use of exclusionary and 
 aversive discipline practices or interventions 
 and the discriminatory and disproportionate 
 impact such practices have on students based on 
 their race, ethnicity, gender, or disability.
        (B) Providing technical assistance to improve 
 school climate and culture by implementing positive 
 behavioral interventions and supports, and other models 
 (including models such as restorative justice 
 interventions, trauma-informed care, multi-tiered 
 system of supports, crisis and de-escalation 
 interventions, implicit bias training, and culturally 
 responsive teaching), to address student behavior and 
 work to eliminate the use of exclusionary and aversive 
 discipline practices or interventions.
            (C) Researching, developing, implementing, and 
 evaluating models, policies, and procedures to reduce 
 the use of exclusionary and aversive discipline 
 practices or interventions in public elementary schools 
 and secondary schools.

    (2) Priority.--A State educational agency or local 
 educational agency shall prioritize carrying out the activities 
 specified in subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (C) of paragraph

    (1) in 
 public elementary schools and secondary schools--
        (A) in which a disproportionately high percentage 
 of students who have been subjected to disciplinary 
 proceedings or have otherwise experienced the 
 application of such a school's discipline policies, 
 practices, and procedures, relative to such school's 
 total student population, are students of color or 
 students with disabilities (as defined in 

section 602 
 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
 U.S.C. 1401));
        (B) with a high percentage of in-school 
 suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, 
 school-related arrests, and referrals of students to 
 law enforcement;
            (C) that lack positive behavioral interventions and 
 supports and other models to improve school climate and 
 culture; or
            (D) that have demonstrated meaningful community 
 engagement in selecting models to improve school 
 climate and culture.

    (f) Evaluation and Report.--

    (1) Local educational agency reports.--Each local 
 educational agency receiving a subgrant under this section 
 shall, at the end of the grant period for such subgrant, 
 prepare and submit to the State educational agency a report 
 that--
        (A) evaluates the progress of the local educational 
 agency toward carrying out the required activities 
 under subsection

    (e) ; and
        (B) includes any additional information the State 
 educational agency determines necessary to complete the 
 report required under paragraph

    (2) .

    (2) State educational agency reports.--Each State 
 educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall, 
 at the end of the three-year grant period for such grant, 
 prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that--
        (A) evaluates the State's progress toward carrying 
 out the required activities under subsection

    (e) ;
        (B) includes data on the impact of the grant 
 program on school climate and culture during such grant 
 period, including, with respect to the State 
 educational agency, data on the prevalence of, and 
 increase or decrease in--
            (i) exclusionary and aversive discipline 
 practices or interventions, including in-school 
 suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, and 
 expulsions;
            (ii) school-related arrests; and
            (iii) student referrals to law enforcement;
            (C) includes the number of high-quality school 
 climate and culture trainings conducted for program 
 personnel during such grant period;
            (D) describes the models implemented to improve 
 school climate and culture during such grant period;
        (E) specifies the number of subgrants made under 
 subsection
            (d) and the local educational agencies that 
 were awarded such subgrants; and
        (F) includes such information as the Secretary may 
 require.

    (3) Data.--A State educational agency shall, with respect 
 to the data described in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) --
        (A) cross-tabulate and disaggregate the data in the 
 same manner as under subsection

    (b)

    (3)
        (A) ; and
        (B) redact all personally identifiable information 
 from such data.

    (4) Publication.--Not later than one year after receiving a 
 report under paragraph

    (2) , the Secretary shall make the report 
 publicly available on the website of the Department of 
 Education.

    (g) Funds Available for the Department of the Interior.--From the 
amount appropriated under 

section 306, the Secretary shall allocate--

    (1) 0.5 percent of such funds to the Secretary of the 
 Interior for activities under this section with respect to 
 schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior, 
 under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; 
 and

    (2) 0.5 percent of such funds for activities under this 
 section with respect to schools operated in the outlying areas, 
 under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.

 TITLE III--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as 
are necessary to reasonably ensure compliance with this Act.

    (b) Negotiated Rulemaking Process.--In carrying out subsection

    (a) , 
the Secretary shall use a negotiated rulemaking process described in 

section 1601 and 

section 1602 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6571; 6572) except subparagraph
        (A) of 
subsection

    (b)

    (3) of such 

section 1601 shall apply by substituting 
``establish a negotiated rulemaking process;'' for the text of such 
subparagraph.

SEC. 302. OTHER SCHOOLS.

    (a) Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that schools operated or funded by the Department of Defense Education 
Activity or otherwise operated or funded by the Department of Defense 
for the education of military-connected dependents comply with the 
regulations promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to this Act.

    (b) Department of Interior.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
ensure that schools operated or funded by the Department of the 
Interior comply with the regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 303. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed--

    (1) to restrict or limit, or allow the Secretary to 
 restrict or limit, any other rights or remedies otherwise 
 available to students or parents under Federal, State, or local 
 law or regulation; or

    (2) to restrict or limit Federal, State, or local laws, 
 regulations, or polices that provide for more stringent 
 prohibitions or limitations on the use of corporal punishment 
 than the prohibitions or limitations that are provided for in 
 this Act.

    (b) Law Enforcement Officer Duties.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to prevent a sworn law enforcement officer from carrying out 
the lawful duties of the officer under otherwise applicable law.
            (c) Rule of Construction on Enforcement.--Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to affect the enforcement of title VI of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 

section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or the Department of 
Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) and their enforcing 
regulations.

SEC. 304. APPLICABILITY TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND HOME SCHOOLS.

    (a) Private Schools.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
affect any private school that does not receive, or does not serve 
students who receive, support in any form from any program or activity 
supported, in whole or in part, with Federal funds.

    (b) Home Schools.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--

    (1) affect a home school, whether or not a home school is 
 treated as a private school or home school under State law; or

    (2) consider parents who are schooling a child at home as 
 program personnel.

SEC. 305. SEVERABILITY.

 If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision 
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remaining provisions of this Act and the application of such provisions 
to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal 
year thereafter.
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