School Security Enhancement Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 45 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen school security. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 26, 2021 Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen school security. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Security En- 4 hancement Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. SCHOOL SECURITY. 6 Section 4104 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- 7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S45.IS S45 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 45 IS (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 1 end; and 2 (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘(v) improving school conditions for 5 student learning, by enabling local edu- 6 cational agencies to use funds available 7 under subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of 8 planning and designing school buildings 9 and facilities, installing infrastructure, and 10 implementing technology or other meas- 11 ures, that strengthen security on school 12 premises, which may include— 13 ‘‘(I) controlling access to school 14 premises or facilities, through the use 15 of metal detectors, or other measures, 16 or technology, with evidence-based ef- 17 fectiveness (to the extent the State in- 18 volved determines that such evidence 19 is reasonably available), in accordance 20 with the needs of the school; 21 ‘‘(II) implementing any tech- 22 nology or measure, or installing any 23 infrastructure, to cover and conceal 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S45.IS S45 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 45 IS students within the school during cri- 1 sis situations; 2 ‘‘(III) implementing technology 3 to provide notification to relevant law 4 enforcement and first responders dur- 5 ing such a situation; 6 ‘‘(IV) implementing any tech- 7 nology or measure, including hiring 8 school security officers, or installing 9 any infrastructure, with evidence- 10 based effectiveness (to the extent the 11 State involved determines that such 12 evidence is reasonably available) to in- 13 crease the safety of school students 14 and staff; 15 ‘‘(V) implementing any tech- 16 nology or measure, or installing any 17 infrastructure, for school safety rein- 18 forcement, including bullet-resistant 19 doors and windows; and 20 ‘‘(VI) implementing any tech- 21 nology or system that would reduce 22 the time needed to disseminate official 23 information to parents regarding the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S45.IS S45 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 45 IS safety of their children during and im- 1 mediately following a crisis; and’’; and 2 (2) by adding at the end the following: 3 ‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 4 ‘‘(1) NO FUNDS TO PROVIDE FIREARMS OR 5 TRAINING.—No amounts provided as a grant under 6 this part may be used for the provision to any per- 7 son of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm. 8 ‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 9 this part may be construed to preclude or contradict 10 any other provision of law authorizing the provision 11 of firearms or training in the use of firearms.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Feb 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S45.IS S45 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS