Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler Notification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in title IV programs to include in their annual fire safety report: (1) the number and percentage of beds at their student housing facilities that are protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system in the bedroom, and (2) the number and percentage that are not so protected.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make publicly available statistics on the number and percentage, in the aggregate and by state, of:
Defines "student housing facilities" to include facilities that are campus facilities and facilities that are noncampus buildings or properties.
Requires IHEs that maintain student housing facilities to:
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4675 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4675
To require institutions of higher education to notify students whether
student housing facilities are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler
systems.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2014
Mr. Israel (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Pascrell, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr.
McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To require institutions of higher education to notify students whether
student housing facilities are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler
systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kerry Rose Fire Sprinkler
Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. FIRE SAFETY REPORT.
Section 485(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``automatic''
before ``fire sprinkler'';
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(D);
(C) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (E) and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) the number and percentage of beds at student
housing facilities not protected by an automatic fire
sprinkler system in the bedroom; and
``(G) the number and percentage of beds at student
housing facilities protected by an automatic fire
sprinkler system in the bedroom.'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the
following:
``(B) make available to the public statistics on
the number and percentage, in the aggregate and
disaggregated by each State, of--
``(i) student housing facilities at
eligible institutions with less than 100
percent of beds protected by an automatic fire
sprinkler system in the bedroom;
``(ii) student housing facilities at
eligible institutions with less than 50 percent
of beds protected by an automatic fire
sprinkler system in the bedroom;
``(iii) beds at student housing facilities
at eligible institutions protected by an
automatic fire sprinkler system in the bedroom;
and
``(iv) beds at student housing facilities
at eligible institutions not protected by an
automatic fire sprinkler system in the bedroom;
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection:
``(A) Student housing facility.--The term `student
housing facility' includes facilities that are campus
facilities and facilities that are noncampus buildings
or properties.
``(B) Campus and noncampus building or property.--
The terms `campus' and `noncampus building or property'
have the meanings given the terms in section 668.46(a)
of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation).''.
SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY.
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(30) In the case of an institution that maintains student
housing facilities (as defined in section 485(i)(8)), the
institution will--
``(A) include in all materials (including
electronic materials) relating to such facilities,
information that describes whether such facilities are
equipped with a student housing facility fire safety
system, which includes an automatic fire sprinkler
system in each bedroom;
``(B) notify each student selecting such a facility
during a student housing facility selection process, in
writing and during such selection process, whether the
facility is equipped with a student housing facility
fire safety system, which includes an automatic fire
sprinkler system in each bedroom; and
``(C) notify each student who plans to live in such
a facility, in writing and on the date that the student
moves into the facility, whether the facility is
equipped with a student housing facility fire safety
system, which includes an automatic fire sprinkler
system in each bedroom, and how such system is
described in subparagraph (B) of section 485(i)(1) for
purposes of the fire safety report required under such
section.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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