,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4       
,braun1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,grassley1   
,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,scott 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,wicker1  
,mr4 ,young1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
allow ,states and local educational     
agencies to use any remaining           
,,covid-#ai elementary and secondary    
school emergency relief funds for school
 security measures4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe    
,schools ,act4  #b4 ,additional funds   
for school security  7a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
an ,,esserf program or any other law1 a 
,state or local educational agency that 

has received funds under an ,,esserf    
program may1 in lieu of the original    
requested or authorized use for such    
funds1 use a portion of1 or all1 of the 
unexpended funds to carry out #a or more
 school security measures4  7b7 ,no     
,federal interference ,the ,secretary of
 ,education shall not-- 7#a7 prevent or 
discourage any ,state or local          
educational agency from using any       
,,esserf program funds for school       
security measures2  7#b7 require the use
 of funds under subsection 7a7 to be in 
response to1 or in any way connected    
with1 the coronavirus2 or  7#c7 enforce 
any requirement of an ,,esserf program  
if such requirement would prevent a     
,state or local educational agency from 
carrying out a school security measure  
authorized under subsection 7a74  7c7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,,esserf program ,the term ,,esserf     
program means a program carried out     
under-- 7,a7 section #ahjjc of the      
,,cares ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja note2 

,public ,law #aaf-acf72  7,b7 section   
#cac of division ,m of the ,consolidated
 ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public   
,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd ,stat4 #aibi72 or   
7,c7 section #bjja of the ,american     
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public    
,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #ai74  7#b7    
,school security measure ,the term      
school security measure means any of the
 following3 7,a7 ,an evidence-based     
strategy or program to prevent violence1
 which may include the use of           
appropriate technologies1 including the 
placement and use of metal detectors and
 other deterrent measures and emergency 
notification and response technologies4 
7,b7 ,training to prevent student       
violence against others and self1       
including training for local law        
enforcement officers1 school personnel1 
and students4  7,c7 ,the development and
 operation of an anonymous reporting    
system for threats of school violence1  
including a mobile telephone            
application1 hotline1 or internet       

website4  7,d7 ,the development and     
operation of-- 7i7 a school threat      
assessment and intervention team that   
may include coordination with law       
enforcement agencies and school         
personnel2 and  7ii7 specialized        
training for school officials in        
responding to mental health crises4     
7,e7 ,coordination with local law       
enforcement agencies4  7,f7 ,a security 
assessment4  7,g7 ,security training of 
personnel and students4  7,h7           
,acquisition and installation of        
technology for expedited notification of
 local law enforcement during an        
emergency4  7,i7 ,reinforcing or        
replacing classroom doors1 locks1 or    
window panels4  7,j7 ,constructing      
fencing1 bollards1 planters1 curbs1     
walls1 or any other entry control       
measure to create a single point of     
entry to the campus4  7,k7 ,clearing    
exterior spaces of foliage or structures
 to eliminate spaces that could conceal 
illicit activity1 provide access to the 

building above the first floor1 or      
otherwise aid an intruder4  7,l7        
,installing a system to monitor         
entryways1 hallways1 stairwells1 and    
utility rooms1 such as physical         
inspection1 a buzz-in system1 or        
surveillance cameras4  7,m7 ,hiring and 
paying the salaries of qualified        
individuals1 such as retired law        
enforcement officers or military        
veterans1 to serve as armed school      
resource officers4