MSD Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1335 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1335

To enhance the safety of elementary and secondary schools by requiring 
 emergency response and parental notification procedures and improving 
  the security of interior and exterior doors, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2025

    Mr. Moskowitz (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Cherfilus-
  McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To enhance the safety of elementary and secondary schools by requiring 
 emergency response and parental notification procedures and improving 
  the security of interior and exterior doors, 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 ``Measures for Safer School Districts 
Act'' or the ``MSD 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).''.

SEC. 3. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN 
              SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall convene a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop 
findings and recommendations to require the installation or 
modification of interior and exterior doors in any elementary or 
secondary school in the United States which receives Federal funding.
    (b) Membership.--The Director of CISA shall chair and, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, appoint the 
members of the rulemaking committee under subsection (a), which shall 
be comprised of the Secretary of Education (or his or her designee) and 
at least one representative from the constituencies of--
            (1) State and local law enforcement officers;
            (2) school safety personnel or school resource officers;
            (3) school safety advocates, which may include parents;
            (4) public, private, or parochial school teachers or 
        administrators;
            (5) individuals with expertise in the area of ballistic 
        shielding technology;
            (6) individuals with expertise in the field of school 
        construction, including structural engineering or architecture; 
        and
            (7) other stakeholders or experts the Director of CISA, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        determines appropriate.
    (c) Considerations.--The rulemaking advisory committee under 
subsection (a) shall consider the following:
            (1) Requirements for any reinforced door, including an 
        identification or specification of appropriate technologies, 
        mechanisms, covers, adhesives, or other qualities of such doors 
        that may be utilized to better guarantee security within a 
        classroom or elementary or secondary school building.
            (2) Reinforced door performance standards that 
        manufacturers and elementary or secondary schools are required 
        to satisfy.
            (3) The development, certification, testing, manufacturing, 
        installation, and training relating to reinforced doors.
            (4) The appropriate term of service or lifetime of a 
        reinforced door.
            (5) How requirements will ensure the effectiveness of a 
        reinforced door in protecting against threats while not 
        inhibiting the movement of law enforcement personnel in pursuit 
        of a threat or the ability of students, teachers, and 
        elementary or secondary school personnel to safely evacuate in 
        the event of an emergency.
            (6) Other considerations the Director of CISA determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the 
convening of the rulemaking advisory committee under subsection (a), 
the Director of CISA shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate a report based on the findings and recommendations of such 
committee.
    (e) Final Rule Relating to Installation or Modification of Interior 
and Exterior Doors in Schools.--Not later than six months after the 
date of submission of the report required under subsection (d), the 
Director of CISA, taking into consideration the findings and 
recommendations contained in such report, shall issue a final rule 
requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior 
doors in elementary or secondary schools for the purpose of reinforcing 
such doors.
    (f) State Homeland Security Grant Program.--This section shall be 
administered under the authorization of the Homeland Security Grant 
Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 605). There is authorized to be appropriated to such Program to 
carry out this section an additional $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 
in which the final rule is issued in accordance with subsection (e) and 
for each of the nine fiscal years thereafter. Such additional amounts 
may only be obligated and expended for the purpose of carrying out this 
section.
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