School Security Enhancement Act
Bill: S.45 | Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
School Security Enhancement Act
This bill allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises.
Further, the bill prohibits the use of these grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
                      strengthen school security.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Security Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY.

    Section 4104 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7114) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) improving school conditions for 
                        student learning, by enabling local educational 
                        agencies to use funds available under 
                        subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of planning 
                        and designing school buildings and facilities, 
                        installing infrastructure, and implementing 
                        technology or other measures, that strengthen 
                        security on school premises, which may 
                        include--
                                    ``(I) controlling access to school 
                                premises or facilities, through the use 
                                of metal detectors, or other measures, 
                                or technology, with evidence-based 
                                effectiveness (to the extent the State 
                                involved determines that such evidence 
                                is reasonably available), in accordance 
                                with the needs of the school;
                                    ``(II) implementing any technology 
                                or measure, or installing any 
                                infrastructure, to cover and conceal 
                                students within the school during 
                                crisis situations;
                                    ``(III) implementing technology to 
                                provide notification to relevant law 
                                enforcement and first responders during 
                                such a situation;
                                    ``(IV) implementing any technology 
                                or measure, including hiring school 
                                security officers, or installing any 
                                infrastructure, with evidence-based 
                                effectiveness (to the extent the State 
                                involved determines that such evidence 
                                is reasonably available) to increase 
                                the safety of school students and 
                                staff;
                                    ``(V) implementing any technology 
                                or measure, or installing any 
                                infrastructure, for school safety 
                                reinforcement, including bullet-
                                resistant doors and windows; and
                                    ``(VI) implementing any technology 
                                or system that would reduce the time 
                                needed to disseminate official 
                                information to parents regarding the 
                                safety of their children during and 
                                immediately following a crisis; and''; 
                                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) No funds to provide firearms or training.--No amounts 
        provided as a grant under this part may be used for the 
        provision to any person of a firearm or training in the use of 
        a firearm.
            ``(2) No effect on other laws.--Nothing in this part may be 
        construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of law 
        authorizing the provision of firearms or training in the use of 
        firearms.''.
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