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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 987

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require

each State, as a condition of receiving Federal assistance under such

Act, to implement a gun control program in its schools, and to establish

a program of grants to local educational agencies for purposes of purchasing crime prevention equipment and training security personnel.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 18, 1993

Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr. HALL of Ohio, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to require each State, as a condition of receiving

Federal assistance under such Act, to implement a gun

control program in its schools, and to establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for purposes

of purchasing crime prevention equipment and training

security personnel.

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 ‘‘Gun-Free Schools Act

5 of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS IN ELEMENTARY

2 AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; GRANTS FOR

3 CRIME PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS.

4 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating title X as title IX;

7 (2) by redesignating sections 8001 through

8 8005 as sections 9001 through 9005, respectively;

9 and

10 (3) by inserting after title VII the following new

11 title:

12 ‘‘TITLE VIII—GUN-FREE

13 SCHOOLS

14 ‘‘SEC. 8001. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No assistance may be provided

16 to any local educational agency under this Act unless such

17 agency has in effect a policy requiring the expulsion from

18 school for a period of not less than one year of any student

19 who is determined to have brought a gun, knife, or other

20 weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the agency.

21 ‘‘(b) REPORT TO STATE.—Each local educational

22 agency requesting assistance from the State educational

23 agency that is to be provided from funds made available

24 to the State under this Act shall provide to the State, in

25 the application requesting such assistance, the following:
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1 ‘‘(1) Assurance that such local educational

2 agency has in effect the policy required by sub3 section (a).

4 ‘‘(2) A description of the circumstances sur5 rounding any expulsions imposed under the policy

6 required by subsection (a), including:

7 ‘‘(A) The name of the school concerned.

8 ‘‘(B) The number of students expelled

9 from such school.

10 ‘‘(C) The types of weapons concerned.

11 ‘‘SEC. 8002. GRANTS FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN ELEMEN12 TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

13 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au14 thorized to make grants to local educational agencies for

15 purposes of—

16 ‘‘(1) purchasing crime prevention equipment,

17 including metal detectors; and

18 ‘‘(2) training security personnel.

19 ‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each local educational agency

20 desiring to receive assistance under this section shall sub21 mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such

22 manner, and containing or accompanied by such informa23 tion as the Secretary may reasonably require.

24 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

25 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
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1 $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995,

2 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.’’.

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