STOP II: Classrooms Over Conference Rooms Act

Bill: 117-hr-1635
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2021-03-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations

Child safety and welfare

Crime prevention

Crimes against children

Department of Education

District of Columbia

Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>STOP II: Classrooms Over Conference Rooms Act</strong></p> <p>This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for FY2022-FY2028 for the Secure Our Schools grant program. The program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.</p> <p>The bill requires any funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which may be used for renting conference rooms in the District of Columbia with respect to the administration of federal education programs, to instead be used for the Secure Our Schools grant program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2021 Mr. Hudson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 increase authorization of the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the STOP II: Classrooms Over Conference Rooms Act . 2. Grant program for school security (a) In general Section 2705 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10555 ) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2028, of which, for each fiscal year— (1) $133,333,333 shall be made available to the BJA Director to carry out this part; and (2) $66,666,667 shall be made available to the COPS Director to carry out this part. ; and (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: Any funds appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which may be used for purposes of renting conference rooms in the District of Columbia in carrying out the Department of Education Organization Act shall instead be used for the purposes in subsection (a). . (b) Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Department of Education Organization Act, $270,000,000 (reduced by $270,000,000) for fiscal year 2022.