,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,mrs4   
,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hag]ty7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program to improve s*ool security1
 includ+ by tra9+ & hir+ vet]ans & =m]  
law en=cem5t (fic]s z s*ool safety      
(fic]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ 
,aid = ,e ,s*ool ,act or ! ,,safe ,s*ool
 ,act4  #b4 ,improv+ s*ool security  7a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,esea
 t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 local     
educational ag5cy1 & second>y s*ool h ! 
mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #hjja ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,/ate
 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal?
 ( ,pu]to ,rico4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t (     
program ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli%
 )9 ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs a grant

 program "u :i* ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all 
make grants to ,/ates & local           
educational ag5cies to c>ry out eligible
 activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  
7c7 ,eligible activities ,! eligible    
activities describ$ 9 ?is subsection are
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,e/abli%1 if necess>y1 &
 implem5t a ,/ate c]tification or       
lic5sure program1 or o!r tra9+ program  
requir$ by ! ,/ate1 t-- 7,a7 is design$ 
to tra9 individuals :o are vet]ans or   
=m] law en=cem5t (fic]s to s]ve z s*ool 
safety (fic]s2 &  7,b7 may include      
fire>m or de-escalation tra9+4  7#b7    
,hire vet]ans or =m] law en=cem5t (fic]s
 :o h complet$ ! ,/ate c]tification or  
lic5sure program describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 or (f-duty law en=cem5t (fic]s1 to
 s]ve z s*ool safety (fic]s 9 elem5t>y  
s*ools & second>y s*ools 9 ! ,/ate4     
7#c7 ,improve ! security ( elem5t>y     
s*ools & second>y s*ools 9 ! ,/ate by   
in/all+ infra/ructure & implem5t+       
te*nology & o!r measures t /r5g!n       
security on s*ool premises1 includ+--   

7,a7 controll+ access to s*ool          
facilities ?r\gh ! in/allation ( metal  
detectors1 x-ray ma*9es1 f5c+ or gat+1 &
 surveillance cam]as or sy/ems2  7,b7   
secur+ doors ?r\gh ! in/allation (      
ext]nal door passcodes1 int]nal door    
locks1 peepholes = classroom doors1     
bulletpro( glass or balli/ic film1      
automatic door lock+ me*anisms1 & access
 control doors2 &  7,c7 enhanc+ em]g5cy 
responsiv5ess ?r\gh ! in/allation (     
increas$ light+ on s*ool gr\nds1 em]g5cy
 call boxes1 em]g5cy al]ts1 & em]g5cy   
g5]ators4  7d7 ,no ,f$]al int]f]5ce ,9  
aw>d+ grants pursuant to subsection 7b71
 ,attorney ,g5]al may n-- 7#a7 prev5t or
 disc\rage any ,/ate or local           
educational ag5cy f us+ any grant funds 
= a s*ool security activity describ$ 9  
subsection 7b72  7#b7 impose any        
requirem5ts relat+ to ! cont5t or       
/ructure ( ! ,/ate c]tification1        
lic5sure1 or o!r tra9+ program describ$ 
9 subsection 7c77#a72 or  7#c7 en=ce any
 requirem5t relat+ to grant funds t w\ld

 prev5t a ,/ate or local educational    
ag5cy f c>ry+ out an eligible activity  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7e7         
,nondiscrim9ation ,! ,attorney ,g5]al   
%all aw>d grants pursuant to subsection 
7b7 )\t respect to :e!r a recipi5t or   
subrecipi5t-- 7#a7 is a public or       
private s*ool2  7#b7 is religi\sly      
affiliat$2 or  7#c7 receives any ,f$]al 
or ,/ate fund+ = s*ool res\rce (fic]s4  
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section #ijj1jjj1jjj4