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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4465
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow
local educational agencies to use certain grant funds provided through
the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program for school secu-
rity measures, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use certain
grant funds provided through the Student Support and
Academic Enrichment Program for school security meas-
ures, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhance School Safety
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
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It is the sense of Congress that giving local edu-
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cational agencies the choice to use certain grant funds,
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provided through the Student Support and Academic En-
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richment Program, for school security measures achieves
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the goals of providing all students with access to a well-
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rounded education, improving school conditions for stu-
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dent learning and safety, and ensuring a safe learning en-
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vironment.
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SEC. 3. ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SAFE AND HEALTHY STU-
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DENTS.
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Section 4108(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7118(5)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period
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at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(J) the purchase and use of school secu-
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rity measures, including security cameras and
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metal detectors.’’.
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