SAFE School Act
Sponsored By: Representative Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal grant program to improve school security by funding training and hiring of veterans and former law enforcement as school safety officers and by paying for physical security upgrades.
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- Students and school staff would get upgraded security like metal detectors, surveillance cameras, reinforced or forced-entry glass, controlled access doors, locks, better lighting, emergency alerts, and generators.
- Veterans and former law enforcement would be eligible for state certification or licensure and training that may include firearm or de-escalation instruction, and for hiring as school safety officers or as off-duty officers.
- States and local educational agencies would receive grants to set up certification programs, hire officers, and install infrastructure, with limited federal requirements on training content or program structure.
- Public, private, and religious schools would be eligible for grants without regard to funding source or religious affiliation.
*Would authorize $900 million in federal grants to carry out the program.*
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Grants to improve school safety
If enacted, the bill would create a new school security grant program at the Department of Justice. The Attorney General would make grants to States and local educational agencies and authorize $900 million for the program. Grants would fund State training or certification for veterans or former law enforcement to serve as school safety officers, hiring those trained officers or off-duty officers, and school security upgrades like locks, cameras, metal detectors, stronger exterior glass, fencing, lighting, call boxes, alerts, and backup generators. The Attorney General would be barred from restricting training content, discouraging eligible uses, or denying grants based on whether a school is public, private, religiously affiliated, or already receives school resource officer funding.
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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