,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cffe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,williams 7for himself and ,mr4 ,deutch7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,school ,violence ,prevention and ,mitigation ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,school ,security ,grant ,the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh is amended by inserting after part ,,bb the following3 ,,cc ,risk assessment and hard security grant #bija4 ,independent facility security risk assessments 7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this part1 the ,director of the ,office of ,community ,oriented ,policing ,services 7referred to in this part as the ,,cops ,director7 shall award grants to public schools to have independent facility security risk assessments performed4 7b7 ,application 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 a public school shall submit to the ,,cops ,director an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,,cops ,director may require1 including-- 7,a7 the size of the school2 7,b7 a comprehensive report on the financial state of the school1 including any ,federal1 ,state1 or local funds used in the school's budget2 and 7,c7 a certification to the ,attorney ,general that the school is unable to cover the cost of an independent facility security risk assessment without the grant awarded under this section4 7#b7 ,priority ,the ,,cops ,director1 in awarding a grant under this section1 shall give priority to applications of public schools that have experienced an event in which an individual inflicts deadly harm or attempts to inflict deadly harm against multiple individuals4 7c7 ,ineligibility 7#a7 ,in general ,a public school shall be ineligible to receive a grant under this section if it-- 7,a7 received a grant under this section or section #bijb in the previous #e fiscal years2 or 7,b7 receives a grant under section #bijb in the same fiscal year4 7#b7 ,exception ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 in the case that a grant recipient experiences an event in which an individual inflicts deadly harm or attempts to inflict deadly harm against multiple individuals1 such grant recipient shall be eligible to receive an additional grant under this section or section #bijb in the fiscal year after the date of the event4 #bijb4 ,hard security improvements 7a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this part1 the ,,cops ,director shall award grants to public schools for the purpose of making hard security improvements to schools4 7b7 ,application 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this section1 a public school shall submit to the ,,cops ,director an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,,cops ,director may require1 which application shall include-- 7,a7 the size of the school2 7,b7 a comprehensive report on the financial state of the school1 including any ,federal1 ,state1 or local funds used in the school's budget2 7,c7 a comprehensive description of previous improvements made to the school meant to address school security related vulnerabilities2 7,d7 the specific products and services that will be purchased with the grant funds and an estimate of such costs and services2 and 7,e7 the results of the school's most recent independent facility security risk assessment4 7#b7 ,priority ,the ,,cops ,director1 in awarding a grant under this section1 shall give priority to applications of schools that-- 7,a7 have experienced an event in which an individual inflicts deadly harm or attempts to inflict deadly harm against multiple individuals2 or 7,b7 have a higher tier of vulnerability score according to a school's most recent independent facility security risk assessment4 7c7 ,ineligibility 7#a7 ,in general ,a public school shall be ineligible to receive a grant under this section if-- 7,a7 a public school received a grant under this section in the previous #e fiscal years2 or 7,b7 a public school receives a grant under section #bija in the same fiscal year4 7#b7 ,exception ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 in the case that a grant recipient experiences an event in which an individual inflicts deadly harm or attempts to inflict deadly harm against multiple individuals1 such grant recipient shall be eligible to receive an additional grant under this section or section #bija in any fiscal year after the date on which the event occurred4 7d7 ,matching funds 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,federal share of a grant received under this part may not exceed #ej percent of the hard security improvement costs4 7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,,cops ,director may waive in whole or in part1 the matching requirement under paragraph 7#a7 in the case that the recipient has a financial need for such waiver4 7e7 ,grant conditions ,a recipient of a grant under this section shall-- 7#a7 use the grant to make hard security improvements identified as necessary by the most recent independent facility security risk assessment2 7#b7 in the case that a panic alarm is not installed or operable according to the independent facility risk assessment1 use the grant for the installation of at least #a panic alarm for use in a school security emergency1 including a non-fire evacuation1 lockdown1 or active shooter situation1 which alarm-- 7,a7 shall be directly linked to the local law enforcement agency that is closest in proximity to the grant recipient2 7,b7 shall immediately transmit a signal or message to such law enforcement agency upon activation2 and 7,c7 shall not be audible within the public school building2 7#c7 before entering into a contract with a vendor1 obtain written confirmation from the law enforcement agency or entity that conducted the independent facility security risk assessment that the improvement will mitigate a vulnerability identified in the independent facility security risk assessment2 and 7#d7 ensure that hard security improvements comply with local building code requirements and standards4 #bijc4 ,information dissemination2 reports 7a7 ,information dissemination 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,,cops ,director shall disseminate to each local educational agency in the ,united ,states information about the availability of grants under sections #bija and #bijb4 7#b7 ,event notice ,not later than #cj days after an event in which an individual inflicts deadly harm or attempts to inflict deadly harm against multiple individuals occurs in a public school1 the ,director shall contact verbally the head of such public school to provide notice of priority eligibility for grants under sections #bija and #bijb and to offer technical assistance in navigating the application process4 7b7 ,grant recipient report ,not later than #a year after receiving a grant under section #bija or #bijb1 the grant recipient shall submit to the ,,cops ,director a copy of the results of each independent facility security risk assessment and a list of each hard improvement for which the grant funds were used by the recipient4 7c7 ,,cops ,director ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this part1 and annually thereafter1 the ,,cops ,director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the national state of physical security in schools1 which shall include the contents of any information submitted by a grant recipient under subsection 7b74 #bijd4 ,tiers of vulnerability 7a7 ,in general ,the ,,cops ,director1 in consultation with school safety experts1 including school resource officers1 shall issue guidelines implementing this part4 ,such guidelines shall include a #d-tier scale for assessing security vulnerabilities of schools in independent facility security risk assessments4 ,in the #d-tier scale developed under this subsection1 tier #d shall indicate the highest level of vulnerability4 7b7 ,factors ,the factors to be considered in determining a school facility's level of vulnerability include-- 7#a7 the amount of violence occurring on campus involving deadly weapons1 including knives longer than #c inches1 firearms1 and explosives2 7#b7 the number of trespassers who have gained access to campus in the last #c years2 7#c7 the ability of a school to carry out an active shooter drill2 and 7#d7 the state of existing school security related infrastructure4 #bije4 ,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,education and ,labor of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,hard security improvements ,the term hard security improvements means improvements to the infrastructure of school property perimeter1 parking lot perimeter1 building perimeter1 entrance and exit points of the school building1 video monitoring equipment1 alert notification equipment1 the interior and perimeter of the classroom1 and any other physical improvements related to camera systems and related hardware1 alarm and notification technology1 and visitor management technologies deemed eligible for improvement by the ,,cops ,director4 7#c7 ,independent facility security risk assessment ,the term independent facility security risk assessment means an assessment that-- 7,a7 identifies active shooter and related security vulnerabilities of public schools1 considering security factors1 including the strength and maintenance levels of the property perimeter1 parking lot perimeter1 building perimeter1 and classroom and interior perimeter1 and the presence of a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement2 7,b7 is conducted by-- 7i7 an individual or entity qualified under the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,protective ,security ,advisor ,program2 or 7ii7 a ,state or ,federal law enforcement agency2 and 7,c7 categorizes the security needs of a facility using the #d tiers developed by the ,,cops ,director pursuant to section #bijd4 7#d7 ,public school ,the term public school means a public elementary school or a public secondary school1 including an elementary school or a secondary school that is predominately funded by an ,indian tribal government4 #bijf4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjcj1 of which-- 7#a7 #ge1jjj1jjj shall be made available for grants for independent facility security risk assessment2 and 7#b7 #abe1jjj1jjj shall be made available for grants for hard security improvements4 4