(5) DHS REPORTING ON GRANT EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—Section 652(a)(2)(E) of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 752(a)(2)(E)) (as amended by Public Law 
110–53) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end of clause (i), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) have led to the resiliency of pub-
lic institutions, including schools, during 
and after an act of terrorism or other nat-
ural or man-made disaster.’’. 
(6) CONSIDERATION OF EDUCATION OFFICIALS 
FOR
THE
NATIONAL
ADVISORY
COUNCIL.—Section 
508(c)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 318(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, 
school resource officers and experts in school 
emergency preparedness,’’ after ‘‘emergency 
medical services,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, 
the education sector’’ after ‘‘governments,’’. 
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SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EDUCATION SECTOR FOR 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Children spend a significant portion of the 
day in schools and rely on education institutions for 
the safety and security throughout the day. 
(2) School facilities are major public assets in 
many communities and will be relied upon for shel-
ter in-place and other uses during a terrorist or 
other emergency for children and adults. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADOPTION OF 
VOLUNTARY NATIONAL STANDARDS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should 
promote, where appropriate, the adoption of voluntary na-
tional standards in schools to prepare for and enable a 
collective response to acts of terrorism and other natural 
and man-made disasters. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PLANNING.— 
It is the sense of Congress that to ensure the ability of 
schools to participate in the collective response to ter-
rorism and other emergencies, plans for responding to acts 
of terrorism and other natural and man-made disasters 
should include, as appropriate, the following: 
(1) A risk assessment addressing relative risks 
for local education authorities, schools, and other 
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education institutions, similar to risk analysis and 
management for critical asset protection. 
(2) Detailed school emergency plans, including, 
as appropriate, the following: 
(A) District-wide school safety plans, in-
cluding policies and procedures for the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Responding to threats, including 
terrorist threats. 
(ii) Responding to acts of violence 
that could arise from terrorism. 
(iii) Appropriate prevention and inter-
vention strategies, such as the following: 
(I) Training for security per-
sonnel, including regarding how to de- 
escalate potentially violent situations. 
(II) Conflict resolution. 
(III) Peer mediation. 
(IV) Youth courts. 
(V) Extended day programs. 
(VI) Contacting law enforcement 
and first responders. 
(VII) 
Contacting 
parents 
or 
guardians. 
(VIII) School building security. 
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(IX) Dissemination of inform-
ative materials regarding early detec-
tion of potentially violent behaviors. 
(X) Annual school safety training 
for staff and students. 
(XI) Protocol for responding to 
bomb threats, hostage taking, intrud-
ers and kidnappers. 
(XII) Developing strategies to 
improve communication among stu-
dents and between students and staff. 
(XIII) Description of duties of 
hall monitors and other school safety 
personnel. 
(B) Building-level emergency response 
plans that include the following: 
(i) Policies and procedures for safe 
evacuation, including evacuation routes, 
shelter sites, procedures for addressing 
medical needs, transportation, and emer-
gency notification to parents. 
(ii) Designation of an emergency re-
sponse team. 
(iii) Access to floor plans, blueprints, 
and schematics of school interiors and 
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grounds, and road maps of surrounding 
areas. 
(iv) An internal and external commu-
nication system. 
(v) Implementation of an incident 
command system. 
(vi) Coordination with any State-wide 
disaster mental health plan. 
(vii) Procedures to review and conduct 
of drills and exercises to test components 
of plans. 
(viii) Policies and procedures for se-
curing and restricting access to crime 
scene. 
Æ 
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