,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcja ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ab1 #bjai,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 and ,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,education1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,school ,shooting ,safety and ,preparedness ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,title #ah definitions ,the terms firearm and ammunition have the meanings given such terms in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the term large capacity ammunition feeding device has the meaning given such term in section #iba of title #ah1 ,unites ,states ,code1 as in effect on ,september #a1 #bjjd4 7#b7 ,mass shooting ,the term mass shooting means a shooting during which three or more individuals1 not including the shooter1 were injured or killed in one location or in multiple locations in close proximity4 7#c7 ,school ,the term school means-- 7,a7 an early childhood education program 7as defined in section #ajc of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc772 7,b7 an elementary school 7as defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772 7,c7 a secondary school 7as defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772 and 7,d7 an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb774 7#d7 ,school shooting ,the term school shooting-- 7,a7 means an event or occurrence-- 7i7 during which one or more individuals were injured or killed by a firearm2 and 7ii7 that occurred-- 7,i7 in1 or on the grounds of1 a school1 even if before or after school hours2 7,,ii7 while the victim was traveling to or from a regular session at school2 or 7,,iii7 while the victim was attending or traveling to or from an official school sponsored event2 and 7,b7 does not include an accidental shooting4 #c4 ,annual report on indicators of school crime and safety 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,education1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 shall publish not less frequently than on an annual basis a report on indicators of school crime and safety4 ,such report shall be produced by the ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics of the ,department of ,education in consultation with the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics of the ,department of ,justice4 ,such report shall include1 at a minimum1 an updated version of the information provided in the ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics report ,,nces #bjai-jdg issued in ,april #bjai1 and the data described in subsections 7b7 and 7d74 7b7 ,statistics on school shootings ,in collecting data on school shootings to be compiled in the annual report described in subsection 7a71 the ,national ,center on ,education ,statistics shall collect at a minimum the following data annually3 7#a7 ,the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide4 7#b7 ,the number of mass shootings that have taken place nationwide4 7#c7 ,the number of school shootings that were suicides4 7#d7 ,the number of people killed in each school shooting4 7#e7 ,the number of people injured in each school shooting4 7#f7 ,the time of the shooting and whether it occurred during school hours4 7#g7 ,the age1 gender1 race1 ethnicity1 and nationality of each victim in each shooting4 7#h7 ,the age1 gender1 race1 ethnicity1 nationality1 and relationship to the school of each shooter4 7#i7 ,the motivation of the shooter1 including any real or perceived bias4 7#aj7 ,how the shooting was stopped1 including-- 7,a7 whether the shooter was injured or killed1 and if so1 by whom2 and 7,b7 if not1 what was the other outcome of the incident 7such as escape1 arrest1 or suicide74 7#aa7 ,the number and type of firearms and ammunition were used in each shooting1 including-- 7,a7 the make and model of the firearm2 7,b7 the manufacturer of the firearm2 7,c7 the make and model of the ammunition2 7,d7 the manufacturer of the ammunition2 7,e7 whether a large capacity ammunition feeding device was present at the scene or used during the shooting2 and 7,f7 the number of rounds of ammunition fired by the shooter over the course of the shooting4 7#ab7 ,criminal records of the shooter that indicate a tendency toward violence4 7#ac7 ,where each of the firearms used in each shooting was obtained and how1 including-- 7,a7 whether the firearm was registered2 and 7,b7 whether the firearm was purchased from a licensed gun dealer or an unlicensed sale4 7#ad7 ,if the original purchaser was not the shooter1 what was1 if any1 the original purchaser's relationship to the shooter4 7#ae7 ,if the original purchaser was not the shooter and the firearm was obtained from the shooter's home1 the gun storage practices being used in the home1 and whether the gun owner was charged with failing to properly secure his or her firearm4 7#af7 ,whether the school had armed teachers1 as that term is defined in section #heec of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gidc71 and if so1 whether such armed teachers stopped the incident by shooting the shooter4 7#ag7 ,how long did the shooting last 7the approximate elapsed time between the first and last shots fired74 7#ah7 ,what was the response time of law enforcement4 7c7 ,historic statistics on school shootings ,to the extent practicable1 the ,secretary of ,education shall direct the ,national ,center on ,education ,statistics to collect the data required in subsection 7b7 for shootings that occurred prior to the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and publish such data as a revision to any annual report on indicators of school crime and safety issued by the ,national ,center on ,education ,statistics prior to the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,safety and prevention ,in collecting data on school shootings to be compiled in the annual report described in subsection 7a71 the ,national ,center on ,education ,statistics shall collect1 at a minimum1 information on the existence or absence of the following safety and prevention measures at the time of the shooting at schools where a school shooting occurred in the previous year3 7#a7 ,structural physical security measures4 7#b7 ,school structural features that are designed with best practices to avert and restrict violence while preserving open learning environments that positively influence student behavior4 7#c7 ,a communication plan with local law enforcement4 7#d7 ,a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies 7law enforcement1 fire department1 hospitals1 etc474 7#e7 ,an active shooter response plan4 7#f7 ,any other similar type of safety or prevention measure in place at the time of the school shooting4 7e7 ,rule of construction ,in collecting data on school shootings to be compiled in the annual report described in subsection 7a71 any data disaggregation required by subsection 7b7 shall not be required in the case where the number of students in a disaggregated subgroup is insufficient to yield statistically reliable data or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student4