National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025
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Latest Action · December 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025 creates a comprehensive federal system to track and prevent educator sexual misconduct. The bill establishes the National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry (NEMDR), a centralized database where schools and states must report findings of sexual misconduct, license revocations, and resignations during investigations within strict timelines—48 hours for schools and 30 days for states. Schools hiring for any position with student contact must search the registry, and the bill prohibits "passing the trash," meaning schools cannot use confidential agreements to hide misconduct findings. The legislation also creates a Federal Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct to collect data, identify trends, and provide recommendations to Congress. Schools and states that fail to comply with reporting requirements face penalties including loss of federal education funding and civil penalties. The registry must be fully operational within 24 months of the bill's enactment, with reporting and training requirements taking effect 12 months after passage.
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