School Safety Act

Summary

School Safety Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, financial assistance to aid local educational agencies throughout the Nation to meet special needs incident to providing security for children, employees, and facilities in elementary and secondary schools by reducing and preventing crimes against them and to assure that crimes committed in schools are reported to local law enforcement agencies. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that a local educational agency may receive a grant under this Act only upon the determination of the Commissioner of Education that the local agency has adopted and is implementing a plan to reduce crime and increase the safety and security of the students, employees, and facilities of its schools. Sets forth specified measures to be included as such a plan, including: (1) the provision of additional staff members; (2) planning and evaluation activities; and (3) minor alterations of school plants and facilities.

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Timeline

1. 8 September 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 September 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 September 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 September 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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