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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 pur-
chasing 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 Flor-
ida, 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 pro-
gram of grants to local educational agencies for purposes
of purchasing crime prevention equipment and training
security personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun-Free Schools Act
of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS IN ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; GRANTS FOR
CRIME PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating title X as title IX;
(2) by redesignating sections 8001 through
8005 as sections 9001 through 9005, respectively;
and
(3) by inserting after title VII the following new
title:
‘‘TITLE VIII—GUN-FREE
SCHOOLS
‘‘SEC. 8001. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No assistance may be provided
to any local educational agency under this Act unless such
agency has in effect a policy requiring the expulsion from
school for a period of not less than one year of any student
who is determined to have brought a gun, knife, or other
weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the agency.
‘‘(b) REPORT
TO STATE.—Each local educational
agency requesting assistance from the State educational
agency that is to be provided from funds made available
to the State under this Act shall provide to the State, in
the application requesting such assistance, the following:
‘‘(1) Assurance that such local educational
agency has in effect the policy required by sub-
section (a).
‘‘(2) A description of the circumstances sur-
rounding any expulsions imposed under the policy
required by subsection (a), including:
‘‘(A) The name of the school concerned.
‘‘(B) The number of students expelled
from such school.
‘‘(C) The types of weapons concerned.
‘‘SEC. 8002. GRANTS FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants to local educational agencies for
purposes of—
‘‘(1) purchasing crime prevention equipment,
including metal detectors; and
‘‘(2) training security personnel.
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each local educational agency
desiring to receive assistance under this section shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing or accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.’’.
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