School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the safety of America’s schools. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 2. Grant program for school security Section 2701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Placement Installation (ii) by inserting surveillance equipment, detectors, (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Interagency task force (1) Establishment Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, shall establish an interagency task force to develop a set of advisory school safety guidelines. (2) Publication of guidelines Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the interagency task force shall publish the advisory school safety guidelines developed under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register. (3) Required consultation In developing the advisory school safety guidelines under paragraph (1), the interagency task force shall consult with stakeholders and interested parties, including parents, teachers, and agencies. (4) Use of guidelines In determining permissible uses of funds under subsection (b)(6), the Director shall consider the advisory school safety guidelines developed under paragraph (1). . 3. Applications Section 2702(a)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797b(a)(2) (2) be accompanied by a report— (A) signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction of the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented; and (B) demonstrating that each proposed use of the grant funds will be— (i) an effective means for improving the safety of one or more schools; (ii) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence; and (iii) individualized to the needs of each school at which those improvements are to be made. . 4. Authorization of appropriations Section 2705 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797e) is amended— (1) by striking $30,000,000 $40,000,000 (2) by striking 2001 through 2009 2014 through 2023

Summary: School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize school security grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be used for the installation of surveillance equipment and the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations. Requires the Office Director: (1) in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to establish an interagency task force to develop a set of advisory school safety guidelines; and (2) to consider such guidelines in determining permissible uses of school security grant funds. Requires a grant application to be accompanied by a report that is signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction over the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented and that demonstrates that each proposed use of the grant funds will be: (1) an effective means for improving school safety, (2) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence, and (3) individualized to the needs of each school. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2014-FY2023.