S. 2360 would develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in the elementary and secondary school system.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogStudent Protection Act - Requires that by FY2010 states have in effect laws and policies that require disciplining of any school, state, or local educational agency employee or volunteer who, having reason to editbelieve another employee or volunteer has committed an act of sexual misconduct against a student, fails to report such act in the wikisame manner the state requires the reporting of child abuse and beneglect or, in the firstabsence of such a requirement, as quickly as practicable.

Requires each state to providehave a detailed summarysingle, statewide commission for receiving and documenting such reports that: (1) establishes policies for investigating and reporting such allegations; and (2) has a toll-free number that can be used to report such allegations.

Directs states to report to the Secretary of Education whenever an employee or volunteer is terminated or punished on the bill!)basis of an act of sexual misconduct toward a student, including the reason such action was taken and the identification and last known address such individual.

Authorizes the Secretary to penalize noncompliant states by reducing their funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by up to 5%.

Directs the Secretary to maintain a national database that contains, at a minimum, the details this Act requires each state to report.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 11/15/2007: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status of the bill!)Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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