Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-1593
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2019-03-07
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Crime prevention

Elementary and secondary education

Intergovernmental relations

Preschool education

School administration

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure the coordination of activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of schools and preschools against acts of terrorism.</p>

action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure the coordination of activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of schools and preschools against acts of terrorism.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-01
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure the coordination of activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of schools and preschools against acts of terrorism.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2019 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , and Mr. Green of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security coordinating council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019 . 2. School security coordinating council (a) In general Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 711. School security coordinating council (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. (b) Composition The members of the council established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. (2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. (3) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (4) The Director of the Secret Service. (5) The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement. (6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. (7) Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Leadership The Secretary shall designate a member of the council to serve as chair of the council. (d) Reports Not later than January 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the council’s activities during the preceding year, including information on any metrics regarding the efficacy of such activities. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms early childhood education program , elementary school , high school , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 709 the following new item: Sec. 711. School security coordinating council. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 11 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1593 [Report No. 116–25] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2019 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , and Mr. Green of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security March 28, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on (March 7, 2019) A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security coordinating council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019 . 2. School security coordinating council (a) In general Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 711. School security coordinating council (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. (b) Composition The members of the council established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. (2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. (3) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (4) The Director of the Secret Service. (5) The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement. (6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. (7) Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Leadership The Secretary shall designate a member of the council to serve as chair of the council. (d) Reports Not later than January 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the council’s activities during the preceding year, including information on any metrics regarding the efficacy of such activities and any engagement with stakeholders outside of the Federal Government. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms early childhood education program , elementary school , high school , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: Sec. 711. School security coordinating council. .

March 28, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security coordinating council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019 . 2. School security coordinating council (a) In general Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 711. School security coordinating council (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. (b) Composition The members of the council established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. (2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. (3) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (4) The Director of the Secret Service. (5) The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement. (6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. (7) Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Leadership The Secretary shall designate a member of the council to serve as chair of the council. (d) Reports Not later than January 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the council’s activities during the preceding year, including information on any metrics regarding the efficacy of such activities and any engagement with stakeholders outside of the Federal Government. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms early childhood education program , elementary school , high school , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: Sec. 711. School security coordinating council. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1593 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a school security coordinating council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2019 . 2. School security coordinating council (a) In general Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 711. School security coordinating council (a) Establishment There is established in the Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary schools against an act of terrorism are coordinated. (b) Composition The members of the council established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. (2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. (3) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (4) The Director of the Secret Service. (5) The Executive Director of the Office of Academic Engagement. (6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. (7) Any other official of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Leadership The Secretary shall designate a member of the council to serve as chair of the council. (d) Reports Not later than January 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the council’s activities during the preceding year, including information on any metrics regarding the efficacy of such activities and any engagement with stakeholders outside of the Federal Government. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms early childhood education program , elementary school , high school , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710 the following new item: Sec. 711. School security coordinating council. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk