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S 3973 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022

Summary
Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to replace existing zero-tolerance disciplinary polices and punitive discipline in elementary and secondary schools with restorative practices. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the use of discipline practices that funnel students out of school and toward the juvenile legal and criminal legal systems (i.e., the school-to-prison pipeline).
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill replaces punitive school discipline with restorative practices to prevent students from entering juvenile/criminal legal systems, directly supporting criminal justice reform by reducing school-to-prison pipeline.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill provides grants to replace punitive discipline with restorative practices in K-12 schools, enhancing student outcomes and school climate per education topic description.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2022
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Introduced Mar 31, 2022 Last action Mar 31, 2022
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Mar 31, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Mar 31, 2022
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Michael F. Bennet
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