,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #djb #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bggi ,report ,no4 #aaf-aic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,january #f1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with amendments,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,luke and ,alex ,school ,safety ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xxii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #bbad the following3 #bbae4 ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,education1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 shall establish a ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices 7in this section referred to as the ,clearinghouse7 within the ,department4 7#b7 ,purpose ,the ,clearinghouse shall be the primary resource of the ,federal ,government to identify and publish the best practices and recommendations for school safety for use by ,state and local educational agencies1 institutions of higher education1 ,state and local law enforcement agencies1 health professionals1 and the general public4 7#c7 ,personnel 7,a7 ,assignments ,the ,clearinghouse shall be assigned such personnel and resources as the ,secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section4 7,b7 ,detailees ,the ,secretary of ,education1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services may detail personnel to the ,clearinghouse4 7#d7 ,exemptions 7,a7 ,paperwork ,reduction ,act ,chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act7 shall not apply to any rulemaking or information collection required under this section4 7,b7 ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply for the purposes of carrying out this section4 7b7 ,clearinghouse contents 7#a7 ,consultation ,in identifying the best practices and recommendations for the ,clearinghouse1 the ,secretary may consult with appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 private sector1 and nongovernmental organizations4 7#b7 ,criteria for best practices and recommendations ,the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse shall1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 involve comprehensive school safety measures1 including threat prevention1 preparedness1 protection1 mitigation1 incident response1 and recoveryand recovery to improve the safety posture of a school upon implementation2 and 7,b7 include any evidence or research rationale supporting the determination of the ,clearinghouse that the best practice or recommendation has been shown to have a significant effect on improving the health1 safety1 and welfare of persons in school settings1 including-- 7i7 evidence from an experimental or quasi-experimental study2 7ii7 high-quality research findings or a positive evaluation that such activity1 strategy1 or intervention is likely to improve the health1 safety1 and welfare of persons in school settings2 7iii7 findings and data from previous ,federal or ,state commissions relating to school climate1 health1 safety1 and welfare2 or 7iv7 any other supporting evidence or findings relied upon by the ,clearinghouse in determining best practices and recommendations2 and 7,b77,c7 include information on ,federal grant programs for which implementation of each best practice or recommendation is an eligible use for the program4 7#c7 ,past ,commission recommendations ,to the greatest extent practicable1 the ,clearinghouse shall present1 as appropriate1 ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 private sector1 and nongovernmental organization issued best practices and recommendations and identify any best practice or recommendation of the ,clearinghouse that was previously issued by any such organization or commission4 7c7 ,assistance and training ,the ,secretary may produce and publish materials on the ,clearinghouse to assist and train educational agencies and law enforcement agencies on the implementation of the best practices and recommendations4 7d7 ,continuous improvement ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 collect for the purpose of continuous improvement of the ,clearinghouse-- 7,a7 ,clearinghouse data analytics2 and 7,b7 user feedback on the implementation of resources1 best practices1 and recommendations identified by the ,clearinghouse2 and 7,c7 any evaluations conducted on the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse2 and 7#b7 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,education1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the ,attorney ,general-- 7,a7 regularly assess and identify ,clearinghouse best practices and recommendations for which there are no resources provided by ,federal ,government programs for implementation2 and 7,b7 establish an external advisory board1 which shall be comprised of appropriate ,state1 local1 private sector1 and nongovernmental organizations1 including organizations representing parents of elementary and secondary school students1 to-- 7i7 provide feedback on the implementation of best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse2 and 7ii7 propose additional recommendations for best practices for inclusion in the ,clearinghouse4 7e7 ,parental ,assistance ,the ,clearinghouse shall produce materials to assist parents and legal guardians of students with identifying relevant ,clearinghouse resources and engaging with appropriate officials to support the implementation of ,clearinghouse best practices and recommendations4 4 7b7 ,technical ,amendments ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4 #bace7 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bbad the following3 ,sec4 #bbae4 ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices4 4 #c4 ,notification of ,clearinghouse 7a7 ,notification by the ,secretary of ,education ,the ,secretary of ,education shall provide written notification of the publication of the ,federal ,clearinghouse on ,school ,safety ,best ,practices 7referred to in this section and section #d as the ,clearinghouse71 as required to be established under section #bbae of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act1 to-- 7#a7 every ,state and local educational agency2 and 7#b7 other ,department of ,education partners in the implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary of ,education4 7b7 ,notification by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide written notification of the publication of the ,clearinghouse1 as required to be established under section #bbae of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act1 to-- 7#a7 every ,state homeland security advisor2 7#b7 every ,state department of homeland security2 and 7#c7 other ,department of ,homeland ,security partners in the implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7c7 ,notification by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall provide written notification of the publication of the ,clearinghouse1 as required to be established under section #bbae of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act1 to-- 7#a7 every ,state department of public health2 and 7#b7 other ,department of ,health and ,human ,services partners in the implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 7d7 ,notification by the ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney ,general shall provide written notification of the publication of the ,clearinghouse1 as required to be established under section #bbae of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b of this ,act1 to-- 7#a7 every ,state department of justice2 and 7#b7 other ,department of ,justice partners in the implementation of the best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse1 as determined appropriate by the ,attorney ,general4 #d4 ,grant program review 7a7 ,federal grants and resources ,the ,secretary of ,education1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the ,attorney ,general shall each-- 7#a7 review all grant programs administered by their respective agency and identify any grant program that may be used to award grants for the purposes of implementing best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse2 7#b7 identify any best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse for which there is not a ,federal grant program that may be awarded for the purposes of implementing the best practice or recommendation2 and 7#c7 report any findings under paragraph 7#b7 to the appropriate committees of ,congress4 7b7 ,state grants and resources ,the ,clearinghouse shall1 to the extent practicable1 identify1 for each ,state-- 7#a7 each agency responsible for school safety in the ,state1 or any ,state that does not have such an agency designated2 7#b7 any grant program that may be used to award grants for the purposes of implementing best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse2 and 7#c7 any resources other than grant programs that may be used to assist in implementation of best practices and recommendations of the ,clearinghouse4 #e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act or the amendments made by this ,act shall be construed to create1 satisfy1 or waive any requirement under-- 7#a7 title ,,ii of the ,americans ,with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq472 7#b7 the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq472 7#c7 title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq472 7#d7 title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq472 or 7#e7 the ,age ,discrimination ,act of #aige 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq474 ,january #f1 #bjbj,reported with amendments