Safe Schools Improvement Act

In a release today, Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson announced his cosponsorship of the "Safe Schools Improvement Act"(SSIA), which aim is to prevent bullying on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. If passed, the law would require that local and state agencies measure all incidents of bullying or harassment in a series of reports. The reports would then be shared with parents and educators, and the appropriate agencies would provide grievance procedures for redressing such conduct.