STEP Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5307
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2018-03-15
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Congressional oversight

Crime prevention

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency communications systems

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

School administration

State and local government operations

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>School Training, Equipment, and Protection Act of 2018 or the STEP Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill requires specified funds from student support and academic enrichment grants to be provided to elementary and secondary schools for security purposes, including barricade and surveillance technology, individualized active shooter alarms, security and active shooter training, coordination activities with law enforcement agencies, and vulnerability assessments. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5307 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2018 Mr. Knight introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require that certain Federal education funds be used for the improvement of security at elementary and secondary schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Training, Equipment, and Protection Act of 2018 or the STEP Act of 2018 . 2. Funds for school training, equipment, and protection (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than $50,000,000 of any unobligated amounts made available before the date of the enactment of this Act to carry out part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) shall be used to provide elementary schools and secondary schools with funds for the following: (1) Barricade technology. (2) Surveillance technology. (3) Individualized active shooter alarms. (4) Security and active shooter training for school faculty and staff. (5) Coordination activities with local law enforcement agencies. (6) Active shooter training exercises on school grounds for local law enforcement agencies. (7) Vulnerability assessments and corresponding action plans, as executed by local law enforcement agencies. (b) Elementary and secondary schools defined In this section, the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress a report describing how funds made available under section 2 have been distributed among the geographic regions of the United States and among urban, suburban, and rural areas.