The bill would authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies for school security improvements. Grant recipients would have to hire an armed school resource officer and establish a single point of entry with a locked anteroom, metal detectors, and guest inspections by the officer. The Secretary would report to Congress on implementation within one year of enactment.
Schools served by a local educational agency receiving a grant would need to meet the bill’s security requirements. Agencies would apply to the Secretary of Education. The bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The bill does not specify grant amounts or total funding. It would require grant recipients to use funds for the listed security improvements.
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