Sec. 5. Study of restorative practices
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the school to prison pipeline for the purposes of— identifying evidence-based interventions to improve student well-being and improve school climate, including restorative practices; and examining the role of State and local legal, and education systems in exacerbating disparities among students (based on race, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), socioeconomic status, and disability status), including the disproportionate involvement of certain students in the legal system.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate the study under subsection (a), which may include— examining school discipline policies that are alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices, that include— the models for professional development and family engagement in local educational agencies or States that have adopted and effectively implemented such policies; a review of the research on the impact that such policies may have on student achievement, disproportionate discipline rates, and student well-being; and the measurement tools used to collect, analyze, and respond to data related to student discipline, school climate, and student well-being after such polices have been implemented; examining the consequences that disparities in school discipline policies may have on affected students, including impacts on learning loss and school completion rates, families, and local communities, including increasing trauma and other risk factors associated with the school to prison pipeline; identifying harmful education and public safety policies that direct more students into the justice system and examples of efforts to disrupt such policies; and elevating public health oriented approaches to improving student well-being and school climate.
Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Department of Education a report regarding the study and the conclusions and recommendations generated from the study.