1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Survivors of Sexual Harassment in Schools Act of 2020 . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (in this Act referred to as title IX ) mandates that no individual in the United States shall be excluded on the basis of sex from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance. (2) Although title IX protects against sexual and sex-based harassment and violence, sexual assaults in K–12 schools and institutions of higher education remain a pervasive problem. (3) Peer sexual harassment is a significant social problem with consequences for both students and schools. Four out of 5 students report experiencing sexual harassment. These experiences have been linked to poor psychological health and academic withdrawal. (4) Many school districts have only a part-time, single title IX coordinator at the local educational agency level to oversee principals, school-site specific title IX coordinators, staff, and the safety of thousands of students. (5) Although educational institutions have a legal responsibility to enforce, monitor, and respond to sexual harassment and assault, far more students experience sexual harassment than schools report. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (2) Full-time local educational agency title IX coordinator The term full-time local educational agency title IX coordinator means an individual who is acting as an employee of the local educational agency, or who is paid by an entity contracting with the local educational agency and acting on behalf of the local educational agency— (A) with an average work period of 40 hours per week, 160 hours per month, or full time as defined by State regulations