Bill > HR1470

This bill, the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013, aims to improve school safety by amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Key provisions include expanding the types of security equipment eligible for grant funding to include surveillance equipment and establishing hotlines or tiplines for reporting dangerous students and situations. It also mandates the creation of an interagency task force, involving the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Secretary of Education, to develop and publish advisory school safety guidelines after consulting with stakeholders like parents and teachers. Furthermore, the bill requires grant applications to include reports from law enforcement and school districts demonstrating that proposed safety improvements are effective, consistent with violence prevention strategies, and tailored to individual school needs. Finally, it increases the authorization of appropriations for these grants from $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 and extends the funding period from 2001-2009 to 2014-2023.