I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9906 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
local educational agencies to develop emergency response and parental 
notification procedures for certain threats and emergencies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2024 
Mr. MOSKOWITZ (for himself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCOR-
MICK, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require local educational agencies to develop 
emergency response and parental notification procedures 
for certain threats and emergencies, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘School Safety Notifica-
tion System Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICA-
TION PROCEDURES. 
Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART H—EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND 
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
‘‘SEC. 8701. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTI-
FICATION PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) POLICIES AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—As 
a condition of receiving funds under this Act, each local 
educational agency shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement emergency re-
sponse procedures covering all students, faculty, and 
staff at public elementary and secondary schools 
under the jurisdiction of the agency; and 
‘‘(2) pursuant to such procedures, ensure that 
parents and guardians receive timely notification of 
covered threats and emergencies that occur on 
school grounds, during school transportation, or dur-
ing school-sponsored activities. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The emergency 
response and notification procedures developed under sub-
section (a) shall meet the following criteria: 
‘‘(1) The procedures shall be developed in con-
sultation with appropriate public safety agencies. 
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‘‘(2) Commonly used alarm system responses 
for specific types of emergencies shall be imple-
mented. 
‘‘(3) The procedures shall identify— 
‘‘(A) the primary emergency response 
agency that is responsible for each type of cov-
ered threat or emergency; and 
‘‘(B) the individuals within each school 
who are responsible for contacting the primary 
emergency response agency in the event of such 
a threat or emergency. 
‘‘(c) COVERED THREATS AND EMERGENCIES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered threats and 
emergencies’ means— 
‘‘(1) weapons possession or use when there is 
intended harm toward another person; 
‘‘(2) active shooter or hostage situations; 
‘‘(3) bomb threats; 
‘‘(4) murder, homicide, or manslaughter; 
‘‘(5) sex offenses, including rape, sexual as-
sault, or sexual misconduct involving a student and 
school personnel; 
‘‘(6) trespassing; 
‘‘(7) fires; 
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‘‘(8) natural weather emergencies, including 
hurricanes, tornadoes, and severe storms; 
‘‘(9) natural disasters; 
‘‘(10) exposure to harmful substances or condi-
tions as a result of a manmade emergency; and 
‘‘(11) such other threats and emergencies as a 
local educational agency determines appropriate to 
address through the procedures required under sub-
section (a).’’. 
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