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H.R. 1957: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017

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H.R. 1957: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017

Plain summary

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their disciplinary policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; and (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level. The Department of Education must conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools. The National Center for Education Statistics shall collect state data to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA disciplinary policies.

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Official text

Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · 190 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 130 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1957 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115