,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #cj1    
#bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 improve school security1 including by  
training and hiring veterans and former 
law enforcement officers as school      
safety officers1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,securing ,aid for ,every  
,school ,act or the ,,safe ,school ,act4
  #b4 ,improving school security  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,,esea terms ,the terms elementary      
school1 local educational agency1 and   
secondary school have the meanings given
 the terms in section #hjja of the      
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state means each 
of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of    

,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of     
,puerto ,rico4  7b7 ,establishment of   
program ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
establish within the ,office of ,justice
 ,programs a grant program under which  
the ,attorney ,general shall make grants
 to ,states and local educational       
agencies to carry out eligible          
activities described in subsection 7c74 
7c7 ,eligible activities ,the eligible  
activities described in this subsection 
are the following3 7#a7 ,establish1 if  
necessary1 and implement a ,state       
certification or licensure program1 or  
other training program required by the  
,state1 that-- 7,a7 is designed to train
 individuals who are veterans or former 
law enforcement officers to serve as    
school safety officers2 and  7,b7 may   
include firearm or de-escalation        
training4  7#b7 ,hire veterans or former
 law enforcement officers who have      
completed the ,state certification or   
licensure program described in paragraph
 7#a71 or off-duty law enforcement      

officers1 to serve as school safety     
officers in elementary schools and      
secondary schools in the ,state4  7#c7  
,improve the security of elementary     
schools and secondary schools in the    
,state by installing infrastructure and 
implementing technology and other       
measures that strengthen security on    
school premises1 including-- 7,a7       
controlling access to school facilities 
through the installation of metal       
detectors1 x-ray machines1 fencing or   
gating1 and surveillance cameras or     
systems2  7,b7 securing doors through   
the installation of external door       
passcodes1 internal door locks1         
peepholes for classroom doors1          
bulletproof glass or ballistic film1    
automatic door locking mechanisms1 and  
access control doors2 and  7,c7         
enhancing emergency responsiveness      
through the installation of increased   
lighting on school grounds1 emergency   
call boxes1 emergency alerts1 and       
emergency generators4  7d7 ,no ,federal 

interference ,in awarding grants        
pursuant to subsection 7b71 ,attorney   
,general may not-- 7#a7 prevent or      
discourage any ,state or local          
educational agency from using any grant 
funds for a school security activity    
described in subsection 7b72  7#b7      
impose any requirements relating to the 
content or structure of the ,state      
certification1 licensure1 or other      
training program described in subsection
 7c77#a72 or  7#c7 enforce any          
requirement relating to grant funds that
 would prevent a ,state or local        
educational agency from carrying out an 
eligible activity described in          
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,nondiscrimination 
,the ,attorney ,general shall award     
grants pursuant to subsection 7b7       
without respect to whether a recipient  
or subrecipient-- 7#a7 is a public or   
private school2  7#b7 is religiously    
affiliated2 or  7#c7 receives any       
,federal or ,state funding for school   
resource officers4  7f7 ,authorization  

of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #ijj1jjj1jjj4