Safe Schools Improvement Act (S. 311) (Co-Sponsorship)

Senators were asked to co-sponsor legislation introduced on January 29, 2015, that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require school districts in states that receive ESEA funds to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, including on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion.

The measure had 43 co-sponsors: Democrats 41; Republicans 1; Independents 1.