(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 9532 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘9532. School safety choice option.’’. 
SEC. 4. UNIFORM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND RE-
PORTING SYSTEM RELATING TO SAFE AND 
DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS. 
Section 4112 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112) is amended in sub-
section (c)(3) as follows: 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Subparagraph (D) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
each school, the local educational agency concerned 
shall certify to the State education agency that the 
information reported under this subparagraph is ac-
curate and complete. Each State shall report such 
information to the Secretary on an annual basis. A 
local educational agency that intentionally fails to 
report complete and accurate information is not in 
compliance with this subparagraph and shall not, 
during any period of noncompliance, receive any 
funds under this Act.’’. 
(2) MULTIPLE
PERPETRATORS.—Such sub-
section (c)(3) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(F) INCIDENT
WITH
MULTIPLE
PER-
PETRATORS.—For purposes of this paragraph, 
an incident that involves more than one perpe-
trator shall be treated as a single incident with 
multiple perpetrators. 
‘‘(G) HANDBOOK FOR SCHOOL CRIME, OF-
FENSE, AND INCIDENT REPORTING.—The Sec-
retary shall publish a handbook for school 
crime, offense, and incident reporting, modeled 
after the Handbook for Campus Crime Report-
ing, to provide clear guidance on specifically 
what crimes, offenses, and incidents must be re-
ported to meet the reporting requirements of 
this paragraph. The handbook shall provide as-
sistance and explanation in a step by step and 
readable manner, and provide contact informa-
tion if further assistance is necessary. The 
handbook shall also include the recommenda-
tions of the Secretary on using consistent na-
tional definitions for the crimes, offenses, and 
incidents which are required to be reported pur-
suant to this paragraph. The first such hand-
book shall be published not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of the Safe 
Schools Against Violence in Education Act. 
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‘‘(H) EVALUATIONS
BY
STATES.—Each 
State shall, on an ongoing basis, evaluate the 
extent to which local educational agencies are in 
compliance with this paragraph. The evaluation 
shall include an assessment of the accuracy of 
the information described under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(I) PERIODIC EVALUATION.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Education 
shall conduct an independent annual evaluation 
of the extent to which States are in compliance 
with this paragraph. Each annual evaluation 
shall cover a sample of States, selected on a ro-
tating basis.’’. 
SEC. 5. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 4141 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7151) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘shall provide to the State, in the 
application requesting such assistance—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall, in the application requesting 
such assistance or using a form designated by 
the State for such purpose, provide to the State 
the following information, together with a cer-
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tification that the information so provided is ac-
curate and complete:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a period; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting after ‘‘subsection 
(b),’’ the following: ‘‘or any modifications 
allowed under subsection (b) that result in 
removals or long-term suspensions rather 
than expulsions,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
after ‘‘expelled’’ the following: ‘‘or removed 
or suspended for a long term’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a description of the circumstances sur-
rounding every incident in which any person who is 
not legally permitted to possess a firearm, student or 
non-student, is determined to have brought a fire-
arm to a school or on a school bus or on a school 
function or school-related activity, or to have pos-
sessed a firearm at a school or on a school bus or 
during a school function or school-related activity, 
under the jurisdiction, control, and authority of that 
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local educational agency or its employees or agents, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the name of the school concerned; 
‘‘(B) the number of persons involved, stu-
dent or non-student, if any; and 
‘‘(C) the type of firearms concerned.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) EVALUATIONS BY STATES.—Each State shall, on 
an ongoing basis, evaluate the extent to which local edu-
cational agencies are in compliance with this section. The 
evaluation shall include an assessment of the accuracy of 
the information described in subsection (d). A local edu-
cational agency that intentionally fails to report complete 
and accurate information is not in compliance with this 
subsection and shall not, during any period of noncompli-
ance, receive any funds under this Act. 
‘‘(j) PERIODIC EVALUATION.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of Education shall conduct an inde-
pendent annual evaluation of the extent to which States 
are in compliance with this section. Each annual evalua-
tion shall cover a sample of States, selected on a rotating 
basis.’’. 
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