Bill > S4845

This bill, the Securing Our Schools Act of 2022, aims to enhance school safety and security, as well as address student mental health concerns. The key provisions include: 1. Extending and increasing funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to enhance physical security. 2. Appropriating $2.56 billion over 10 years to the Department of Education to improve school security measures, such as access control, alarm systems, and communication with law enforcement. 3. Authorizing the use of funds from the COPS on the Beat program to pay for school resource officers and physical security equipment in elementary and secondary schools. 4. Establishing a $10 billion "Student Access to Mental Health Program Fund" to support the placement of mental health professionals in eligible schools. 5. Transferring unobligated balances from previous COVID-19 relief funds to various mental health programs. 6. Prohibiting the use of funds authorized or appropriated by the bill for abortions or related services, with exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or life-endangerment of the mother.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4845/all-info