HR 987
103th Congress
House
Education
Crime prevention
Elementary schools
Employee training
Equipment and supplies
Federal aid to education
Firearms
Firearms control
Government paperwork
Police training
Private police
School discipline
School personnel
School violence
Secondary education
Weapons
Gun-Free Schools Act of 1993
Introduced: February 18, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Feb 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 18, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E385-386)
Feb 18, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gun-Free Schools Act of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require local educational agencies (LEAs), as a condition of receiving ESEA assistance from the State, to have in effect a policy requiring expulsion from school for at least one year of any student who has brought a gun, knife, or other weapon to a school under LEA jurisdiction.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to LEAs for: (1) purchasing crime prevention equipment, including metal detectors; and (2) training security personnel.
Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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