Sec. 101. Supporting Safer Schools
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Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7111 ) is amended— by redesignating sections 4109 through 4112 as sections 4110 through 4113, respectively; and by inserting after section 4108 the following: Each local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, that receives an allocation under section 4105(a) may use such funds for school safety infrastructure improvements to prevent, mitigate, or respond to incidents of violence. .
Section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7112 ) is amended— in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting and prevention of gun violence after school safety ; by redesignating paragraphs
(7)and
(8)as paragraphs
(8)and (9), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: The term school safety infrastructure improvements means improvements to the physical facility and technology of a school to prevent intruders from entering a school, ensure students and school personnel may safely enter the school building and exit during an emergency, or protect the life and well-being of students and school personnel, including— physical improvements to the school to prevent and deter unauthorized access to the school, including locks, double entry systems, hardened entrances, and interior and exterior video surveillance systems; security doors, automatic locks, security glass, alarm systems, metal detectors, and sensor systems; emergency communications systems, including wireless and geographically precise mobile alert systems; perimeter fencing; emergency exit systems; duress or panic systems; emergency tip lines; and any other physical improvements where the primary purpose is to improve or enhance school safety. . Section 4103 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7113 ) is amended by striking section 4112 and inserting section 4113 . Section 4104(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— in clause (iii), by striking and after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: improving the safety and security of schools, including through school safety infrastructure improvements, which may include— identifying and disseminating best practices for school safety infrastructure improvements; assisting in the establishment or implementation of emergency planning, which may include emergency response teams to address emergencies at schools; establishing or identifying agreements with local law enforcement and health agencies, including nonprofit, public, and private mental health agencies and institutions, to improve coordination of services and identify threats to the safety of students and school personnel; and school safety infrastructure improvements; and . Section 4106 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7116 ) is amended— in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting , including school safety infrastructure improvements to prevent or respond to incidents of violence” after “environment. ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (D)— by striking 4109 and inserting 4110 ; and by striking and after the semicolon; by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (F); and by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following: if applicable, how funds will be used for activities related to supporting school safety infrastructure improvements under section 4109; and ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (D), by inserting or 4109 after 4108 ; and in subparagraph (E)— by striking section 4109(a) and inserting section 4110(a) ; and by striking section 4109(b) and inserting section 4110(b) . Section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118 ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Subject to and inserting the following: Subject to ; in subsection (a)(5)— in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 4111 and inserting 4112 ; and in subparagraph (E), by striking 4111 and inserting 4112 ; and by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this section shall be construed to— prevent Federal or local law enforcement from detaining or arresting an individual who could otherwise be detained or arrested for an alleged violent offense; or otherwise interfere with Federal or local law enforcement’s discretion to investigate legitimate threats to school safety. . Section 4110 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7281 ), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: providing technology to improve school safety. ; and in subsection (b)— by striking and all that follows through Rule agency and inserting the following: Rule .— A local educational agency ; and by adding at the end the following: The limitation described in paragraph
(1)shall not apply to technology infrastructure that is also a school safety infrastructure improvement. . Section 4631(b)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7281(b)(4) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting , except where the primary purpose of the construction, renovation, or repair is to restore the learning environment or improve or enhance school safety. . The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4109, 4110, 4111, and 4112 and inserting the following: Sec. 4109. Activities to support school safety and prevent violence against students or school personnel. Sec. 4110. Activities to support the effective use of technology. Sec. 4111. Supplement, not supplant. Sec. 4112. Rule of construction. Sec. 4113. Authorization of appropriations. .
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