US Congress House Bill 2597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-1)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to allocate school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA for coordinated, early intervention services for all students. Includes among such services, schoolwide positive behavior supports, defined as a systematic approach to embed proven practices for early intervention services in order to achieve important social outcomes and increase student learning, while preventing problem behaviors. Requires improvements in schoolwide learning climates, including schoolwide positive behavior supports, to be a target of: (1) technical assistance provided by states to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools, and by LEAs to schools identified as needing improvement; (2) schoolwide programs that allow LEAs to consolidate educational funds to upgrade the entire educational program of schools that serve a high proportion of low-income families; (3) professional development funding; (4) funding under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program; and (5) elementary and secondary school counseling programs. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish, within the Department of Education, an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services to oversee, implement, and ensure adequate evaluation of, the provision of specialized instructional support services in schools by school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified professionals.

Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act

Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2009-05-21		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2597/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2597/BILLS-111hr2597ih.pdf