S. 5470

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026

Sponsor: Christopher Murphy

4 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 23
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Introduced Sep 23
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sep 23)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2. Purposes

Sec. 3. Definitions

I Prohibition of Corporal Punishment

Sec. 101. Prohibition of corporal punishment

Sec. 102. Civil actions by the Attorney General

Sec. 103. Enforcement by the Office for Civil Rights

Sec. 104. Parent notification and protection and advocacy systems

II State Activities and Grant Program

Sec. 201. State plan and enforcement

Sec. 202. Grant authority

III Additional Provisions

Sec. 301. Federal regulations

(a) In general. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to reasonably ensure compliance with this Act.

(b) Negotiated rulemaking process. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall use a negotiated rulemaking process described in section 1601 and section 1602 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6571; 6572) except subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(3) of such section 1601 shall apply by substituting establish a negotiated rulemaking process; for the text of such subparagraph.

Sec. 302. Other schools

Sec. 303. Limitation of authority

Sec. 304. Applicability to private schools and home schools

Sec. 305. Severability

Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations