School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

Bill: 117-hr-5428
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2021-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Accidents
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Higher education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: 

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.
 
The report must collect specified information, including 
 
 
 the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
 
the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
 
the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim; 
 
the motivation of the shooter;
 
 how the shooting was stopped; 
 
the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
 
the response time of law enforcement.
 
 
ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.
 
 The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, and an active shooter response plan.

action_date: 2022-05-06
text: 

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.
 
The report must collect specified information, including 
 
 
 the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
 
the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
 
the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim; 
 
the motivation of the shooter;
 
 how the shooting was stopped; 
 
the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
 
the response time of law enforcement.
 
 
ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.
 
 The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, an active shooter response plan, and a trauma response plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-307.
action_date: 2022-05-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-307.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.
action_date: 2022-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-29
text: Introduced in House