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S 1286 106th Congress Senate

School Safety Fund Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools.

Introduced: June 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
Education Child mental health servicesCommunity policingCrime and Law EnforcementDelinquency prevention
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Economics and Public FinanceEducational counselingElementary and secondary educationEmployee trainingEquipment and suppliesFamiliesFederal aid to educationFederal aid to law enforcementGovernment trust fundsHealthHigh school studentsHigh schoolsHigher educationInformersLabor and EmploymentMental health services for youthMentoringProblem childrenPsychologistsRecruiting of employeesSchool administratorsSchool health programsSchool personnelSchool securitySchool violenceSecondary educationSecondary school studentsSocial WelfareSocial workersTeacher educationYouth violence
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 24, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 24, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7605)
Jun 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 24, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
School Safety Fund Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to applying local educational agencies (LEAs) for school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools.

Authorizes LEAs to use grant funds to: (1) establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations; (2) hire community police officers; (3) purchase metal detectors, surveillance cameras, and other school security equipment; (4) provide training to teachers, administrators, and other school personnel in identifying, detecting, and responding to early warning signs of troubled and potentially violent youth; (5) establish conflict resolution, counseling, mentoring, and other violence prevention and intervention programs for students; (6) hire counselors, psychologists, mental health professionals, and school social workers; and (7) carry out an activity for any other purpose that the Attorney General determines to be appropriate and consistent with the purpose of this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make available sums necessary to carry out this Act for each of FY 2000 through 2004, from amounts appropriated to the Department of Justice from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1286: School Safety Fund Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1286/
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