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119-hr-5065119th CongressWALLET

Preventing Sexual Abuse of K–12 Students Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

Introduced

Summary

Standardize K-12 sexual abuse prevention. This bill would require every state that gets federal education funds to make local districts adopt clear codes of conduct and provide sexual abuse awareness and Title IX training to school staff and students.

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  • Students and families: Local rules would define acceptable and unacceptable staff‑student and student‑student behavior so families and students have clearer expectations and routes for reporting abuse.
  • School personnel: Educators and other staff would be required to receive training on the new codes of conduct, Federal and State child abuse reporting rules, Title IX protections, and sexual abuse prevention and awareness.
  • State education agencies and local educational agencies: The bill would allow existing Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding streams to pay for the training by adding the activity to state assessment grants, Title I activities, local uses of funds, and Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants. The policy would take effect two years after enactment.
  • Federal oversight: The Secretary of Education would study incidence of abuse by other students and by school personnel and report findings and prevention recommendations to Congress within one year.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Federal funds for abuse-prevention training

If enacted, States and school districts would be able to use existing federal K–12 grants to pay for sexual abuse awareness training. This would cover state assessment grants, state and local educator funds, and student support grants. These funding options would start two years after the Act is enacted.

One-year study on school sexual abuse

If enacted, the Education Secretary would study sexual abuse in K–12 schools. The report must cover abuse by students and by school staff and include ways to prevent it. The report would be due to Congress within one year after enactment.

New school conduct codes and training

If enacted, States that take these funds would have to set statewide rules for student safety. Local school districts would write clear codes of conduct for adults with students and for student-to-student behavior. Staff would get training on the codes, how to report child abuse, Title IX protections, and abuse prevention. These requirements would start two years after the Act is enacted.

Two-year delay before rules start

If enacted, the bill would delay the new statewide policy and funding changes for two years after enactment. States and districts would get extra time to plan and set up training and codes. Students would wait longer to see the new protections take effect.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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