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This bill, called the "Stronger Schools Act", would authorize the Secretary of Education to provide competitive grants to local educational agencies (school districts) for physical security improvements in elementary and secondary schools. Under the bill, grant recipients would be required to use the funds to implement two specific security measures: first, hiring a school resource officer (SRO) who is authorized to carry a firearm, and second, establishing a single point of entry with a locked anteroom equipped with metal detectors where all visitors would be inspected by the armed officer before entering the main school area. To receive a grant, school districts must submit an application to the Secretary of Education with required information, and the Secretary is mandated to submit a report to Congress within one year of the act's enactment describing the implementation of the grant program. The bill references existing definitions from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify terms like "school resource officer" and define the types of educational institutions covered by the legislation.

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