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119-hr-8506119th CongressWALLET

SAFE School Act

Sponsored By: Representative Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]

Introduced

Summary

Federal grants for school security and trained officers would create a new program to fund building and technology upgrades and to support hiring trained school safety officers at elementary and secondary schools. The Attorney General would run the program through the Office of Justice Programs and the bill authorizes $900 million to make grants to States and local educational agencies.

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  • Families and students: Schools could install metal detectors, surveillance cameras, reinforced glass, improved locks, better lighting, emergency alerts, and generators to strengthen safety on school grounds.
  • Veterans, former law enforcement, and off-duty officers: States could set up certification or training programs to prepare veterans and former officers to serve as school safety officers, potentially including firearm and de-escalation training, and hire those individuals.
  • States, local educational agencies, and schools: Grants would be available to public, private, and religious schools without regard to existing federal or State funding for school resource officers, and the Attorney General may not dictate training content or restrict use of funds.

*Authorizes $900 million in federal appropriations to carry out the program.*

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Grants for K-12 school security

This bill would create the SAFE School grant program and authorize $900 million to carry it out. The Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, would make grants to States and local educational agencies. Grants would pay to set up State certification or other State-required training (which may include firearm or de-escalation training) and to hire veterans, former law enforcement officers who complete that training, or off-duty officers as school safety officers. Grants would also pay to upgrade school security systems like metal detectors, x-ray machines, fencing, cameras, locks and access controls, forced-entry or bullet-resistant exterior glass, lighting, emergency call boxes, alert systems, and generators. Public, private, and religious schools could receive funds, and the Attorney General would be barred from blocking use of funds or imposing requirements on the content or structure of State training programs. The program would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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