# 114-hr-4666: Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

114-hr-4666, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4666
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2016-03-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires a state or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and repositories; prohibit the employment of an individual who refuses to consent to, or who makes a false statement in connection with, a background check or who has been convicted of one of specified crimes; require background checks to be periodically repeated or updated in accordance with state law or LEA policies; provide a school employee with a timely process to appeal the results of a background check; ensure that such policies and procedures are published on state and LEA websites; and allow an LEA to share the results of a school employee's recent background check with another LEA that is considering that individual for employment.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6518: MACPAC Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6462: Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act
- 114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act
- 114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
- 114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4666 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4666)

## Related
- [114-hr-6518: MACPAC Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6518)
- [114-hr-6462: Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6462)
- [114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6433)
- [114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6226)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6139)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4666 (as of 2025-11-18).