Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act

Bill: 112-hr-1128
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a competitive program to make grants for emergency preparedness planning and implementation to local educational agencies and districts located in areas under a high threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies.
 
Directs the Secretary, in awarding grants, to give priority to: (1) local educational agencies and districts located in areas with higher population densities that are under a higher threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies; and (2) such agencies and districts that have demonstrated the ability to formulate and implement effective emergency preparedness plans. 
 
Requires a local educational agency or district receiving a grant to use such funds to formulate and implement an emergency preparedness plan, which shall provide for: (1) the creation in the office of the superintendent or other chief executive officer of the local educational agency or district of a School Emergency Response Center; (2) the creation of a Regional Advisory Council; and (3) the development of a plan specific to each school under the local educational agency's or district's authority for each type of emergency likely to occur in the area. Permits remaining funds to be used for any purpose relating to emergency preparedness planning or implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House