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119-hr-6525119th CongressWALLET

National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a national registry to stop the rehiring of educators with substantiated sexual misconduct. This bill would set fast reporting rules, ban concealment agreements, and form a federal task force to analyze cases and advise states.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

National Educator Misconduct Registry

If enacted, the bill would create a national registry of educator discipline records called NEMDR. Schools and districts would have to report final findings of educator sexual misconduct to their State agency and NEMDR within 48 hours. State agencies would send disciplinary and licensure decisions to NEMDR within 30 days. Schools would have to check the registry for every hiring decision with student contact. Noncompliant States or districts could face corrective plans within 60 days, civil penalties, or loss of some federal education grants. Reporting and training rules would start 12 months after enactment, and the registry must be fully operational no later than 24 months.

Who Counts as an Educator

If enacted, the bill would define 'educator' to include employees, contractors, volunteers, substitutes, aides, coaches, and anyone with regular student access. It would define 'sexual misconduct' to include sexual abuse, exploitation, grooming, boundary violations, and inappropriate communications. These definitions would apply upon enactment.

Federal Task Force on Misconduct

If enacted, the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General would set up a Federal Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct. The Task Force would analyze registry data, identify systemic weaknesses and high-risk indicators, publish annual reports to Congress, recommend policy changes, and offer technical help to States. The Task Force would be established upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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