Title: STOP School Violence Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2495 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2495

  To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus 
              Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2018

 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
   McConnell, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. 
  Stabenow, Mr. Heller, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
Capito, Mr. Brown, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
 Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Young, Ms. Smith, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Peters) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus 
              Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

    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 ``Student, Teachers, and Officers 
Preventing School Violence Act of 2018'' or the ``STOP School Violence 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.

    Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2701 (34 U.S.C. 10551)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, including 
                the placement and use of metal detectors and other 
                deterrent measures,'' and inserting ``through evidence-
                based training, technology, and equipment and technical 
                assistance to prevent violence'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 
                        paragraph (2);
                            (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                        so redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Evidence-based training to prevent student violence 
        against others and self, including training for local law 
        enforcement officers, school personnel, and students.'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
                        by striking ``Placement'' and inserting the 
                        following: ``Evidence-based technology and 
                        equipment to improve school security and 
                        prevent school violence, including--
                            ``(i) the development and operation of 
                        anonymous reporting systems for threats of 
                        school violence, including mobile telephone 
                        applications, hotlines, and Internet websites; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) placement'';
                            (v) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) 
                        as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                            (vi) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                                    (I) by inserting ``evidence-based 
                                school threat assessment and'' after 
                                ``operation of'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``and school 
                                personnel,'' after ``law enforcement 
                                agencies''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``specialized'' 
                                and inserting ``evidence-based''; and
                            (vii) by striking paragraph (6);
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
                subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
                    (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
                following:
    ``(c) Contracts and Subawards.--A State, unit of local government, 
or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this part for purposes 
authorized under subsection (b), use the grant to contract with or make 
one or more subawards to one or more--
            ``(1) schools or local education agencies;
            ``(2) nonprofit organizations; or
            ``(3) units of local government or tribal organizations.'';
                    (E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50 
                        percent'' and inserting ``75 percent''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (F) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by 
                adding at the end the following: ``In awarding grants 
                under this part, the Director shall also ensure, to the 
                extent practicable and consistent with the 
                individualized needs of each school at which 
                improvements are to be made, an equitable distribution, 
                in the aggregate, of funds among the uses specified in 
                subsection (b).'';
            (2) in section 2702 (34 U.S.C. 10552)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting ``, including the process 
                                used by the applicant to identify and 
                                assess evidence-based programs, 
                                practices, technology, or equipment to 
                                be funded under the grant'' after 
                                ``grant''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``individuals not limited to'';
                                            (bb) by inserting ``and 
                                        other relevant individuals'' 
                                        after ``officers''; and
                                            (cc) by striking ``child 
                                        psychologists'' and inserting 
                                        ``licensed mental health 
                                        professionals''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking the period at the end and 
                                inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) include an assurance that the applicant shall 
        maintain and report such data, records, and information 
        (programmatic and financial) as the Director may reasonably 
        require; and
            ``(4) include a certification, made in a form acceptable to 
        the Director, that--
                    ``(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet 
                all the requirements of this part;
                    ``(B) all the information contained in the 
                application is correct; and
                    ``(C) the applicant will comply with all provisions 
                of this part and all other applicable Federal laws.''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``this part'' 
                and inserting ``the STOP School Violence Act of 2018'';
            (3) in section 2703 (34 U.S.C. 10553)--
                    (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``; grant 
                accountability'' after ``congress'';
                    (B) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) Annual Report.--Not later''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Grant Accountability.--Section 3026 (relating to grant 
accountability) shall apply to grants awarded by the Director under 
this part. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any references in 
section 3026 to the Attorney General shall be considered references to 
the Director and any references in that section to part LL shall be 
considered references to part AA.'';
            (4) in section 2704 (34 U.S.C. 10554)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``a public'' and inserting 
                        ``an''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including a Bureau-
                        funded school (as defined in section 1141 of 
                        the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
                        2021))'' after ``secondary school'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the term `evidence-based' means a program, practice, 
        technology, or equipment that--
                    ``(A) demonstrates a statistically significant 
                effect on relevant outcomes based on--
                            ``(i) strong evidence from not less than 1 
                        well-designed and well-implemented experimental 
                        study;
                            ``(ii) moderate evidence from not less than 
                        1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-
                        experimental study; or
                            ``(iii) promising evidence from not less 
                        than 1 well-designed and well-implemented 
                        correlational study with statistical controls 
                        for selection bias;
                    ``(B) demonstrates a rationale based on high-
                quality research findings or positive evaluation that 
                such program, practice, technology, or equipment is 
                likely to improve relevant outcomes, and includes 
                ongoing efforts to examine the effects of the program, 
                practice, technology, or equipment; or
                    ``(C) in the case of technology or equipment, 
                demonstrates that use of the technology or equipment 
                is--
                            ``(i) consistent with best practices for 
                        school security, including--
                                    ``(I) applicable standards for 
                                school security established by a 
                                Federal or State government agency; and
                                    ``(II) findings and recommendations 
                                of public commissions and task forces 
                                established to make recommendations or 
                                set standards for school security; and
                            ``(ii) compliant with all applicable codes, 
                        including building and life safety codes; and
            ``(5) the term `tribal organization' has the same meaning 
        given the term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
        and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)).''; and
            (5) in section 2705--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are'';
                    (B) by striking ``part $30,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 2001 through 2009'' and inserting the 
                following: ``part--
            ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
            ``(2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
        2028.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Offset.--Any funds appropriated under this section may be 
offset by an equal reduction in the funds appropriated, if any, for the 
Comprehensive School Safety Initiative of the National Institute of 
Justice.
    ``(c) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) None of the funds appropriated to carry out this part 
        may be used to provide firearms or training in the use of 
        firearms.
            ``(2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit 
        any other existing or future law from permitting or funding the 
        provision of firearms or training in the use of firearms.''.
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