Sec. 3. Securing schools
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There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to the Secretary of Education to carry out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7111 ), $2,560,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 to 2032. The Secretary of Education shall use 50 percent of the funds appropriated under paragraph
(1)to carry out clause
(v)of section 4104(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B) ). Section 4104 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7114 ) is amended in subsection (b)(3)(B)— in clause (iii), by striking and at the end; and by inserting after clause
(iv)the following: improving school conditions for student learning, by enabling local educational agencies to use funds available under subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing technology or other measures, that strengthen security on school premises, which may include— controlling access to school premises or facilities, through the use of metal detectors, or other measures, or technology, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the extent the State involved determines that such evidence is reasonably available), which may include— secured campus external gate or locked doors or check-in points; active shooter alert systems; access control; internal door locks; peepholes for classroom doors; school site alarm and protection systems; metal detectors or x-ray machines (including portable); door locking mechanisms and access control doors; increased lighting on school grounds; emergency call boxes; two-way radios; emergency alerts; surveillance cameras or systems and infrastructure (such as poles and wiring); software costs and warranties; fencing and gating; and emergency generators to provide back-up power for phone systems, critical lighting, and essential outlets; implementing any technology or measure, or installing any infrastructure, to cover and conceal students within the school during crisis situations; implementing technology to provide coordination with law enforcement and notification to relevant law enforcement and first responders during such a situation, which shall include— emergency planning and preparation; emphasis on a school safety plan with buy in from all elements of the school community, including board members, employees, students, parents, law enforcers, government and business leaders, the media, and local residents; school implementation of threat assessment programs; development of district-based mandatory incident reporting systems; establishment of local school safety advisory groups (including parents, families, judges, first responders, health and human service professionals, and mental health professionals); evidence-based training for school resource officers, school personnel, and students to prevent student violence to enable them to recognize and quickly respond to warning signs; development and operations of anonymous reporting systems; evidence-based school threat assessment and crisis intervention teams; programs to facilitate coordination with local law enforcement; liability and insurance for school districts; trauma-informed training for school staff on responses to active shooter situations; and community engagement for planning and implementing safety policies and procedures; implementing any technology or measure, including hiring school security officers, or installing any infrastructure, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the extent the State involved determines that such evidence is reasonably available) to increase the safety of school students and staff; implementing any technology or measure, or installing any infrastructure, for school safety reinforcement, including bullet-resistant doors and windows; and implementing any technology or system that would reduce the time needed to disseminate official information to parents regarding the safety of their children during and immediately following a crisis; .
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