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Saving Students with Software Act
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist with the cost of suicide prevention software for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill directs the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to help states purchase suicide prevention software for elementary and secondary schools. The software is designed to be installed on school-provided devices and alerts school personnel if a student types words or phrases related to self-harm or suicide. States must submit applications to the Secretary to be eligible for grants. The Secretary must establish the program within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Gottheimer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BLACKSTONE $116,700
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $71,500
- KKR & CO INC. $50,600
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $25,000
- FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP $23,200
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Actions (2)
- May 20, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- May 20, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2025
Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist with the cost of suicide prevention software for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Saving Students with Software Act”.
SEC. 2. SUICIDE PREVENTION SOFTWARE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) under which the Secretary may award grants to States to assist with the cost of suicide prevention software for use in elementary schools and secondary schools.
(b) Applications.—To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Elementary school.—The term “elementary school” has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Secondary school.—The term “secondary school” has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(3) State.—The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(4) Suicide prevention software.—The term “suicide prevention software” means software that may be installed on a device provided by an elementary school or secondary school for student use and that has the ability to alert school personnel if a student types a word or phrase relating to self-harm or suicide. <all>
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