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HR 2352 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Authorization Child safety Community and school Department of Justice Disasters Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic surveillance Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to law enforcement Firearms Government Operations and Politics Higher education Intergovernmental fiscal relations Planning

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2008

Introduced: May 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 17, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/15/2008 H8083-8084)
Sep 17, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/15/2008 H8083-8084)
Sep 17, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8368-8369)
Sep 15, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 15, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2352.
Sep 15, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8083-8085)
Sep 15, 2008
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
Sep 12, 2008
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Aug 1, 2008
House Committee on Education and Labor Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008.
Aug 1, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-821, Part I.
Jun 11, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 11, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 14, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 13, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 6, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 17, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jul 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 16, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 16, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2008 - Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Safety Enhancements - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow matching grants to states, localities, and Indian tribes for public elementary and secondary school security to be used for: (1) installing and using surveillance equipment in schools; (2) developing and implementing safety measures to protect students in the event of a terrorist attack or other hazardous condition or situation; and (3) establishing hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations, including hazardous conditions.

Increases the maximum federal share of program costs from 50% to 80%.

Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency task force to develop and promulgate advisory school safety guidelines.

Requires grant applicants to include in their applications a report, signed by their chief education officer and attorney general or other chief law enforcement executive, certifying that the security measures to be funded: (1) will effectively improve school safety; (2) fit into a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence; and (3) are individualized to the needs of each school at which they are to be implemented.

Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2009-FY2010.

Title II: Higher Education Security Enhancement - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) of that Act to: (1) conduct an annual campus safety assessment in consultation with local law enforcement officials; and (2) develop and implement a campus emergency response plan that addresses a comprehensive set of emergency situations, including natural disasters, active shooter situations, and terrorism.

What's happening now September 22, 2008

Received in the Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12