,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,rutherford 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,james1 ,mr4 
,correa1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mrs4   
,hayes7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb to establish ,regional ,school
 ,safety ,development ,centers to       
provide consultation for schools to     
develop or improve a school safety plan 
based on evidence-based best practices1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,preparing ,leaders to ,assess ,needs   
for ,school ,safety ,act of #bjbc or the
 ,,plan for ,school ,safety ,act of     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,school safety development  
center program  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   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bbbj;,f4 ,school ,safety     
,development ,center ,program  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,director shall make       
awards1 including grants1 contracts1 or 
cooperative agreements1 to eligible     
entities to establish1 improve1 or      
maintain ,state-wide or intrastate      
regional ,school ,safety ,development   
,centers for the purposes of providing  
customized consulting services to       
schools to develop1 improve1 or         
implement the school's individualized   
school safety plan4  7b7 ,awards  7#a7  
,application ,to seek an award under    
this section1 an eligible entity shall  
submit an application to the ,director  
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,director may require4 ,at minimum1 any 
such application shall include evidence 
of the applicant's expertise in         
comprehensive school safety and school  
climate1 including evidence-based       

violence prevention for students and    
educators1 suicide prevention1 student  
mental health1 and school security4     
7#b7 ,preference ,in making awards under
 this section1 the ,director shall1 as  
appropriate1 give preference to eligible
 entities that have existing            
relationships with local schools1       
particularly those in rural1 ,tribal1 or
 low-resourced communities1 as          
applicable by the proposed geographical 
area1 or minority-serving institutions  
described in sections #cga7;a7 and      
#cbf7;e77#a7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a7  
and #ajfc;b7e77#a774  7#c7 ,use of funds
 ,activities eligible for funding       
through an award under this section     
include the following3  7,a7 ,developing
 communications materials for and       
disseminating to schools1 educators1    
parents1 legal guardians1 and youth1 and
 increasing ,state-wide or intrastate   
regional public awareness of            
evidence-based research and best        

practices for school safety and student 
mental health4  7,b7 ,conducting        
individualized consultations with       
schools to research and analyze a       
school's existing school safety and     
student mental health policies1 or      
developing or improving1 in coordination
 with a school1 a customized school     
safety and student mental health plan to
 fit the individualized1 age- and       
developmentally-appropriate needs of    
such school community based on          
evidence-based best practices4  7,c7    
,assisting schools in the implementation
 of their customized school safety and  
mental health plan1 including the       
following3 7i7 ,identification of       
,federal or ,state government funding   
for enactment of the plan1 in whole or  
in part4  7ii7 ,provide training1       
resources1 or technical assistance to   
assist schools in applying for such     
,federal or ,state government funding4  
7iii7 ,providing training1 resources1   
and technical assistance to educate     

school staff and families regarding the 
policies and procedures of the plan4    
7#d7 ,matching requirement ,the ,federal
 share of the cost of activities for    
which a grant is made to an eligible    
entity under this section may not exceed
 #ie percent of the total cost of such  
activities4  7c7 ,award administration  
7#a7 ,training and technical assistance 
,the ,director1 in consultation with the
 ,secretary of ,education and the ,youth
 ,advisory ,council 7established        
pursuant to paragraph 7#b77;,c771 shall 
provide training and technical          
assistance to ,state-wide or intrastate 
regional ,school ,safety ,development   
,centers on the following3  7,a7 ,best  
practices for individualized consulting 
with schools based on their unique needs
 for implementation in accordance with  
subsection 7b77#c74  7,b7               
,evidence-based practices and           
recommendations established under       
section #bbbj;,d that are presented in a
 clear and concise manner for schools   

and the public4  7#b7 ,subject matter   
experts  7,a7 ,personnel ,the ,director 
shall hire additional personnel and     
contractors with expertise in school    
mental health and school administration 
to provide additional subject matter    
expertise in implementing evidence-based
 programming within schools to carry out
 paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,detailee  7i7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of          
,education shall detail to the ,agency  
an employee of the ,department of       
,education to assist in the provision of
 the training and technical assistance  
described in paragraph 7#a74  7ii7      
,reimbursement ,the ,secretary of       
,education shall reimburse the ,director
 for any costs associated with the      
detailee under clause 7i74  7,c7 ,youth 
,advisory ,council  7i7 ,establishment  
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section1 the   
,director shall establish and convene a 
,youth ,advisory ,council for the       
purpose of providing advice on the      

implementation of this section4  7ii7   
,participation ,the ,youth ,advisory    
,council shall include participation    
from the following3 7,i7 ,parents1      
academic experts1 mental health         
professionals1 and members of civil     
society with respect to the prevention  
of violence in schools4  7,,ii7 ,youth  
representation1 including youth who have
 experienced school violence4  7d7      
,report to ,congress ,not later than two
 years after the date of the enactment  
of this section and annually thereafter1
 the ,director shall submit to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the  
,committee on the ,judiciary1 the       
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions1 and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate a report on actions taken by   

the ,director to implement this section1
 including information relating to the  
following3  7#a7 ,the name1 location1   
and number of eligible entities in each 
,state receiving awards under this      
section4  7#b7 ,a comparative analysis  
of actions recommended in school safety 
plans by ,school ,safety ,development   
,centers4  7#c7 ,a formal evaluation of 
whether the activities described in     
subsection 7b77#c7 were implemented by  
eligible entities receiving awards under
 this section4  7#d7 ,an assessment of  
the effectiveness of the ,school ,safety
 ,development ,centers in assisting     
eligible entities that received awards  
under this section1 including instances 
of averted violence1 including          
self-harm1 if applicable1 and policy    
recommendations for improved            
effectiveness4  7e7 ,rule of            
construction  7#a7 ,waiver of           
requirements ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to establish1 satisfy1 
or waive any requirement under any of   

the following3 7,a7 ,title ,,ii of the  
,americans ,with ,disabilities ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq474   
7,b7 ,the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq474  7,c7     
,title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et      
seq474  7,d7 ,title ,,ix of the         
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq474  7,e7 ,the    
,age ,discrimination ,act of #aige 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq474  7,f7 ,the    
,family ,educational ,rights and        
,privacy ,act of #aigc 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4   
#abcb;g74  7#b7 ,no effect on other laws
 ,nothing in this section may be        
construed to preclude or contradict any 
other provision of law authorizing      
training in the use of firearms4  7f7   
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,to carry out this section1 
there are authorized to be appropriated 
#be1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbe      
through #bjbi4  7#b7 ,restriction on use
 of funds ,amounts made available to    

carry out this section may not be used  
to--  7,a7 consult or train any school  
or person in the use of firearms2 or    
7,b7 hire school personnel or           
school-based contractors4  7g7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,eligible entities ,the term eligible   
entities means any of the following3    
7,a7 ,a ,state4  7,b7 ,a ,state         
educational agency 7as such term is     
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7,c7 ,a ,tribal educational agency 7as  
such term is defined in section #facb of
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gdeb774  7,d7 ,an institute of higher  
education eligible for assistance under 
title ,,iii of the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et   
seq474  7,e7 ,a ,tribal ,college or     
,university 7as such term is defined in 
section #cac of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c774 

7#b7 ,evidence-based ,the term          
evidence-based has the meaning given    
such term in section #haja of the       
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#c7 ,school ,the term school has the   
meaning given such term in section #bgjd
 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and    
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajeed74  7#d7 ,school safety 
plan ,the term school safety plan means 
a set of common actions schools can take
 to address the foundational elements of
 school safety1 including designated    
staff1 school climate and mental health1
 reporting systems1 threat assessment1  
emergency planning1 educator training1  
student prevention training1 exercises  
and drills1 site assessments1 and       
recovery plans4  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bbbj;,e the following new item3

  ,sec4 #bbbj;,f4 ,school ,safety       
,development ,center program4  4