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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1335 
To enhance the safety of elementary and secondary schools by requiring 
emergency response and parental notification procedures and improving 
the security of interior and exterior doors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. MOSKOWITZ (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mrs. CHERFILUS- 
MCCORMICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance the safety of elementary and secondary schools 
by requiring emergency response and parental notifica-
tion procedures and improving the security of interior 
and exterior doors, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Measures for Safer 
School Districts Act’’ or the ‘‘MSD 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).’’. 
SEC. 3. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR 
AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of 
the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall convene 
a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop 
findings and recommendations to require the installation 
or modification of interior and exterior doors in any ele-
mentary or secondary school in the United States which 
receives Federal funding. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Director of CISA shall chair 
and, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, appoint the members of the rulemaking committee 
under subsection (a), which shall be comprised of the Sec-
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retary of Education (or his or her designee) and at least 
one representative from the constituencies of— 
(1) State and local law enforcement officers; 
(2) school safety personnel or school resource 
officers; 
(3) school safety advocates, which may include 
parents; 
(4) public, private, or parochial school teachers 
or administrators; 
(5) individuals with expertise in the area of bal-
listic shielding technology; 
(6) individuals with expertise in the field of 
school construction, including structural engineering 
or architecture; and 
(7) other stakeholders or experts the Director 
of CISA, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, determines appropriate. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The rulemaking advisory 
committee under subsection (a) shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Requirements for any reinforced door, in-
cluding an identification or specification of appro-
priate technologies, mechanisms, covers, adhesives, 
or other qualities of such doors that may be utilized 
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