BRAVE Act

Hozzl · 2022-02-08T23:15:45Z

Explore the details of House Bill 5722 BRAVE Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Education. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/8/2022, 11:15 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5722

Bullying Redress And Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act

This bill requires a local educational agency (LEA), in order to receive certain federal education funding, to collect and publish certain information about instances of bullying in schools.

Specifically, the bill requires an LEA employee who becomes aware of bullying to report information about the bullying to an LEA-designated individual within seven business days. The LEA-designated individual must, within 60 days after receiving such a report, inform all of the LEA's employees of the acts described and the response of the LEA's employees.

Additionally, the bill requires each LEA to

review its policies on bullying on an annual basis, and
publish and make available to students and parents a quarterly report that lists the number of bullying reports made since the previous quarterly report and informs the public of the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Education (ED).

The bill requires the OCR to (1) establish and publish complaint procedures; (2) investigate each complaint; (3) withhold certain federal funds from, issue a complaint against, or enter into a compliance agreement with any noncompliant LEA; and (4) make information about each complaint available on ED's website.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5722

Bill HR 5722 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 30, 2020. Bill HR 5722 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 30, 2020. Bill HR 5722's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. as of January 30, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5722

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5722

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative remedies

- Assault and harassment offenses

- Child safety and welfare

- Crime victims

- Department of Education

- Disability and paralysis

- Education programs funding

- Elementary and secondary education

- Government information and archives

- Government studies and investigations

- Racial and ethnic relations

- Religion

- School administration

- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

- Teaching, teachers, curricula

- Violent crime

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5722

BRAVE Act

To require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying, and for other purposes.

BRAVE Act

Bullying Redress And Verified Enforcement Act