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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 45 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 

strengthen school security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 26, 2021 

Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to strengthen school security. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Security En5 hancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY. 

7 Section 4104 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)— 


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1 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; and 

3 (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(v) improving school conditions for 

6 student learning, by enabling local edu7 cational agencies to use funds available 

8 under subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of 

9 planning and designing school buildings 

10 and facilities, installing infrastructure, and 

11 implementing technology or other meas12 ures, that strengthen security on school 

13 premises, which may include— 

14 ‘‘(I) controlling access to school 

15 premises or facilities, through the use 

16 of metal detectors, or other measures, 

17 or technology, with evidence-based ef18 fectiveness (to the extent the State in19 volved determines that such evidence 

20 is reasonably available), in accordance 

21 with the needs of the school; 

22 ‘‘(II) implementing any tech23 nology or measure, or installing any 

24 infrastructure, to cover and conceal 


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1 students within the school during cri2 sis situations; 

3 ‘‘(III) implementing technology 

4 to provide notification to relevant law 

5 enforcement and first responders dur6 ing such a situation; 

7 ‘‘(IV) implementing any tech8 nology or measure, including hiring 

9 school security officers, or installing 

10 any infrastructure, with evidence11 based effectiveness (to the extent the 

12 State involved determines that such 

13 evidence is reasonably available) to in14 crease the safety of school students 

15 and staff; 

16 ‘‘(V) implementing any tech17 nology or measure, or installing any 

18 infrastructure, for school safety rein19 forcement, including bullet-resistant 

20 doors and windows; and 

21 ‘‘(VI) implementing any tech22 nology or system that would reduce 

23 the time needed to disseminate official 

24 information to parents regarding the 


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1 safety of their children during and im2 mediately following a crisis; and’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) NO FUNDS TO PROVIDE FIREARMS OR

6 TRAINING.—No amounts provided as a grant under 

7 this part may be used for the provision to any per8 son of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm. 

9 ‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 

10 this part may be construed to preclude or contradict 

11 any other provision of law authorizing the provision 

12 of firearms or training in the use of firearms.’’. 

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