H.R. 8008, Safe Schools Act
Summary
H. R. 8008, the Safe Schools Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives on June 9, 2022, by Garcia of California and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It is a bill to allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID–19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures. A State or local educational agency that received funds under an ESSERF program may use a portion of, or all of, the unexpended funds in lieu of the original requested or authorized use. The Secretary of Education shall not prevent or discourage such use or require it to be connected with the coronavirus. A listed measure is hiring and paying qualified individuals to serve as armed school resource officers.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
- Issuer
- Congressional materials
- Document type
- Bills Bills 117Hr8008Ih Bills 117Hr8008Ih
- Case
- Bills Bills 117Hr8008Ih Bills 117Hr8008Ih
Cite this document
“H.R. 8008, Safe Schools Act.”
Original at www.govinfo.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/bills-bills-117hr8008ih-bills-117hr8008ih/
, SHA-256 f85e2cc5a93ecb4747e614c5dc1c11f8fa4110d6173f593c9be920d09ffea464.Full text
I
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8008
To allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID–
19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school
security measures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2022
Mr. GARCIA of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To allow States and local educational agencies to use any
remaining COVID–19 elementary and secondary school
emergency relief funds for school security measures.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Schools Act’’.
5 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.
6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
7 sion of an ESSERF program or any other law, a State
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
8 or local educational agency that has received funds under
9 an ESSERF program may, in lieu of the original re-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8008.IH H8008
2
1 quested or authorized use for such funds, use a portion
2 of, or all, of the unexpended funds to carry out 1 or more
3 school security measures.
4 (b) NO FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.—The Secretary of
5 Education shall not—
6 (1) prevent or discourage any State or local
7 educational agency from using any ESSERF pro-
8 gram funds for school security measures;
9 (2) require the use of funds under subsection
10 (a) to be in response to, or in any way connected
11 with, the coronavirus; or
12 (3) enforce any requirement of an ESSERF
13 program if such requirement would prevent a State
14 or local educational agency from carrying out a
15 school security measure authorized under subsection
16 (a).
17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
18 (1) ESSERF PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘ESSERF
19 program’’ means a program carried out under—
20 (A) section 18003 of the CARES Act (20
21 U.S.C. 3401 note; Public Law 116–136);
22 (B) section 313 of division M of the Con-
23 solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law
24 116–260; 134 Stat. 1929); or
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
•HR 8008 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8008.IH H8008
3
1 (C) section 2001 of the American Rescue
2 Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat.
3 19).
4 (2) SCHOOL SECURITY MEASURE.—The term
5 ‘‘school security measure’’ means any of the fol-
6 lowing:
7 (A) An evidence-based strategy or program
8 to prevent violence, which may include the use
9 of appropriate technologies, including the place-
10 ment and use of metal detectors and other de-
11 terrent measures and emergency notification
12 and response technologies.
13 (B) Training to prevent student violence
14 against others and self, including training for
15 local law enforcement officers, school personnel,
16 and students.
17 (C) The development and operation of an
18 anonymous reporting system for threats of
19 school violence, including a mobile telephone ap-
20 plication, hotline, or internet website.
21 (D) The development and operation of—
22 (i) a school threat assessment and
23 intervention team that may include coordi-
24 nation with law enforcement agencies and
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
25 school personnel; and
•HR 8008 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8008.IH H8008
4
1 (ii) specialized training for school offi-
2 cials in responding to mental health crises.
3 (E) Coordination with local law enforce-
4 ment agencies.
5 (F) A security assessment.
6 (G) Security training of personnel and stu-
7 dents.
8 (H) Acquisition and installation of tech-
9 nology for expedited notification of local law en-
10 forcement during an emergency.
11 (I) Reinforcing or replacing classroom
12 doors, locks, or window panels.
13 (J) Constructing fencing, bollards, plant-
14 ers, curbs, walls, or any other entry control
15 measure to create a single point of entry to the
16 campus.
17 (K) Clearing exterior spaces of foliage or
18 structures to eliminate spaces that could con-
19 ceal illicit activity, provide access to the build-
20 ing above the first floor, or otherwise aid an in-
21 truder.
22 (L) Installing a system to monitor hall-
23 ways, stairwells, and utility rooms, such as
24 physical inspection or surveillance cameras.
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
•HR 8008 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8008.IH H8008
5
1 (M) Hiring and paying the salaries of
2 qualified individuals, such as retired law en-
3 forcement officers or military veterans, to serve
4 as armed school resource officers.
Æ
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
•HR 8008 IH
VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jun 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8008.IH H8008
File and source
- File
- BILLS_bills-117hr8008ih_bills-117hr8008ih.pdf
- Size
- 234,755 bytes
- SHA-256
- f85e2cc5a93ecb4747e614c5dc1c11f8fa4110d6173f593c9be920d09ffea464
- Original
- www.govinfo.gov