H.R. 2495 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023Mr. Mike Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening School Security for Students Act. 2. Hiring and training of school resource officers (a) In general No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any State educational agency, unless such agency ensures each elementary school and secondary school under the jurisdiction of such agency hires two full time school resource officers for every 500 students in attendance at such school who are licensed to carry a firearm and are trained to prevent student violence to others and self. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable program The term applicable program has the meaning given such term in section 400(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221). (2) ESEA terms The terms elementary school, secondary school, and State educational agency have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (3) School resource officer The term school resource officer has the meaning given such term in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389). (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $28,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 3. Rescission of certain American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds The total unobligated balance of funds available under the following accounts and programs established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; in this section referred to as ARPA) are hereby rescinded: (1) Fund for State, territories, tribal, and local governments under section 602 or 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of ARPA. (2) Emergency rental assistance under section 3201 of ARPA. (3) State small business credit initiative under the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010, as amended by section 3301 of ARPA. (4) Federal Transit Administration grants under section 3401 ARPA. (5) Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund under section 604 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of ARPA. (6) Global response funds under section 10003 of ARPA.