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S. 677 (110th)

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007

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Introduced

17 February 2007

Last action

17 February 2007 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

10 August 2026

Education

Summary

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the placement and use of surveillance equipment in schools under the matching grant program for school security; (2) allow the use of grant funds to establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations and for making capital improvements to make school facilities more secure; (3) set the federal matching share of program costs at 80%; and (4) revise application requirements for school security grants. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency task force to develop and promulgate advisory school safety guidelines.

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Timeline

  1. 17 February 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

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  2. 17 February 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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