Strengthening School Security for Students Act
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.
The bill also rescinds certain unobligated funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2495 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2495
To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource
officers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2023
Mr. Mike Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in
addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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
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A BILL
To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource
officers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening School Security for
Students Act''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2076)