Protecting Our Kids Act

Protecting Our Kids Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance on security for schools based on the security standards that DHS issues for federal buildings.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5990 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5990

 To direct the Secretary of Education to coordinate with the Secretary 
    of Homeland Security to issue guidance on security for schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2018

 Mr. Barletta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Education to coordinate with the Secretary 
    of Homeland Security to issue guidance on security for schools.

    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 ``Protecting Our Kids Act''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR SUGGESTED SECURITY FOR SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall coordinate with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance on security for 
schools based on the security standards that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security issues for Federal buildings.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to 
require schools to implement the guidance issued pursuant to this 
section.
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