1. Short title This Act may be cited as the STOP Bullying Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Between one in four and one in three students in the United States report being bullied at school, and over 70 percent of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. (2) Since most instances of bullying take place on school grounds, school staff and teachers play an instrumental role in bullying prevention. (3) Research shows that engaged educators who are supportive of all students help to reduce the overall presence of bullying and harassment on school grounds. (4) 87.3 percent of transgender students report feeling unsafe at school, and nine out of ten students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) report being harassed and bullied every year. (5) Hostile school environments have a detrimental effect on the academic success and health of students. (6) Law in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act does not sufficiently address bullying prevention, and governments and educators in every State have a responsibility to ensure State and local education systems have processes in place for students to be able to learn in a safe environment, regardless of their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. 3. State Anti-Bullying Task Force Requirement Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 8549D. State Anti-Bullying Task Force Grants (a) Anti-Bullying Task Force Grant Program The Secretary shall carry out a program to make grants to each State to establish and implement a task force to study, address, and reduce bullying in elementary schools and secondary schools. (b) Use of funds Each State task force established under a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to conduct a study on bullying in the elementary schools and secondary schools of