Strengthening School Security for Students Act

Bill: 117-hr-8055
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2022-06-14
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Business investment and capital

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child safety and welfare

Crime prevention

Department of the Treasury

Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Firearms and explosives

Foreign aid and international relief

Government lending and loan guarantees

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Housing and community development funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Landlord and tenant

Law enforcement officers

Public transit

Small business

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding

Violent crime

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Strengthening School Security for Students Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits a state educational agency (SEA) from receiving federal education funds unless each elementary and secondary school under the jurisdiction of the SEA hires two full-time school resource officers who are licensed to carry a firearm and are trained to prevent student violence for every 500 students in attendance at such school.</p> <p>The bill also rescinds certain unobligated funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2022 Mr. Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform , Financial Services , Transportation and Infrastructure , and Foreign Affairs , 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 A BILL To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening School Security for Students Act . 2. Hiring and training of school resource officers (a) In general No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any State educational agency, unless such agency ensures each elementary school and secondary school under the jurisdiction of such agency hires two full time school resource officers for every 500 students in attendance at such school who are licensed to carry a firearm and are trained to prevent student violence to others and self. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable program The term applicable program has the meaning given such term in section 400(c) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1221 ). (2) ESEA terms The terms elementary school , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (3) School resource officer The term school resource officer has the meaning given such term in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10389 ). (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $28,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 3. Rescission of certain American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds The total unobligated balance of funds available under the following accounts and programs established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; in this section referred to as ARPA ) are hereby rescinded: (1) Fund for State, territories, tribal, and local governments under section 602 or 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of ARPA. (2) Emergency rental assistance under section 3201 of ARPA. (3) State small business credit initiative under the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010, as amended by section 3301 of ARPA. (4) Federal Transit Administration grants under section 3401 ARPA. (5) Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund under section 604 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of ARPA. (6) Global response funds under section 10003 of ARPA.