Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015”.
Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015
A BILL
To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.
Sec. 2 Training teachers to recognize child sexual abuse
State activities— Section 2113(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(19) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.”
Local educational agency activities— Section 2123(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
“(9) Providing training for all school personnel, including teachers, principals, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.”
Eligible partnership activities— Section 2134(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6634(a)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) providing training for school personnel, including teachers, principals, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.”