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Stronger Schools Act
Sponsored By: Representative Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced
Summary
Ties federal school building grants to strict security upgrades and the placement of armed officers in every school served by a grant. It would create a Physical Improvement Grant Program at the Department of Education to fund facility changes, with clear conditions for recipients.
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- Families and students: Students and visitors in schools served by a grant would encounter armed school resource officers and a single locked entry that includes a guarded anteroom and metal detectors at the point of entry.
- Local educational agencies (LEAs): LEAs would compete for grants and must ensure every elementary and secondary school they serve hires a school resource officer who carries a firearm and installs the required single-point entry system to qualify.
- Department of Education and oversight: The Department would run the competitive grant program and the Secretary must report to Congress on program implementation within one year after enactment.
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Grants for schools to add armed officers
If enacted, the Education Department would run a competitive grant program for school districts that apply. Any district that gets a grant would need to ensure each school hires an armed school resource officer. Each school would also need a single point of entry with a locked anteroom. The officer would check all guests there, with metal detectors at the entrance. Only schools in districts that receive grants would be covered. The Secretary would report to Congress within one year of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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