School Safety Notification System Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9906 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9906

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
 local educational agencies to develop emergency response and parental 
 notification procedures for certain threats and emergencies, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2024

Mr. Moskowitz (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, 
and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
 local educational agencies to develop emergency response and parental 
 notification procedures for certain threats and emergencies, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``School Safety Notification System 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

    Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   ``PART H--EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

``SEC. 8701. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) Policies and Notification Required.--As a condition of 
receiving funds under this Act, each local educational agency shall--
            ``(1) develop and implement emergency response procedures 
        covering all students, faculty, and staff at public elementary 
        and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the agency; and
            ``(2) pursuant to such procedures, ensure that parents and 
        guardians receive timely notification of covered threats and 
        emergencies that occur on school grounds, during school 
        transportation, or during school-sponsored activities.
    ``(b) Additional Requirements.--The emergency response and 
notification procedures developed under subsection (a) shall meet the 
following criteria:
            ``(1) The procedures shall be developed in consultation 
        with appropriate public safety agencies.
            ``(2) Commonly used alarm system responses for specific 
        types of emergencies shall be implemented.
            ``(3) The procedures shall identify--
                    ``(A) the primary emergency response agency that is 
                responsible for each type of covered threat or 
                emergency; and
                    ``(B) the individuals within each school who are 
                responsible for contacting the primary emergency 
                response agency in the event of such a threat or 
                emergency.
    ``(c) Covered Threats and Emergencies Defined.--In this section, 
the term `covered threats and emergencies' means--
            ``(1) weapons possession or use when there is intended harm 
        toward another person;
            ``(2) active shooter or hostage situations;
            ``(3) bomb threats;
            ``(4) murder, homicide, or manslaughter;
            ``(5) sex offenses, including rape, sexual assault, or 
        sexual misconduct involving a student and school personnel;
            ``(6) trespassing;
            ``(7) fires;
            ``(8) natural weather emergencies, including hurricanes, 
        tornadoes, and severe storms;
            ``(9) natural disasters;
            ``(10) exposure to harmful substances or conditions as a 
        result of a manmade emergency; and
            ``(11) such other threats and emergencies as a local 
        educational agency determines appropriate to address through 
        the procedures required under subsection (a).''.
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