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S. 1217 110th Congress Senate

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning.

Introduced: April 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Department of JusticeDisastersEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElectronic surveillanceElementary and secondary educationEmergency ManagementExplosivesFamiliesFederal advisory bodiesFederal aid to educationFederal aid to law enforcementFirearmsGovernment Operations and PoliticsHigher educationIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPlanningSchool buildingsSchool securityScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecurity measuresStandardsStudent aidTelephoneTerrorismViolenceYouth violence
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 25, 2007
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 Latest action April 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the placement and use of surveillance equipment in schools under the matching grant program for public elementary and secondary school security; (2) allow the use of grant funds to establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations and for making capital improvements to make school facilities more secure; (3) set the federal matching share of program costs at 80%; and (4) revise application requirements for school security grants.

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.

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, law enforcement emergencies, and terrorism.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1217: School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1217/
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"S. 1217: School Safety Enhancements Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1217/.
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S. 1217, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1217/.
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