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HR 1609 113th Congress House

Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.

Introduced: January 27, 2014 See on congress.gov
Education Disability and paralysisEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsEmergency planning and evacuation
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Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Apr 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education programs that include educational material specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Sets forth provisions regarding grant periods, limits on awards, and matching and other requirements.

Requires an institution to use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education program that: (1) reaches all enrolled students; (2) ensures maximum exposure to and increased awareness of, and that effectuates change in behavior regarding, fire safety by students through conducting outreach to students a minimum of twice per academic year and through measures that provide fire safety information to any student upon request; (3) includes minimum instruction regarding fire behavior, fire injury and death, ignition scenarios, fire safety systems and equipment, the importance of means of egress, fire prevention techniques, and actions to be taken if a fire occurs to minimize the potential for death, injury, and property damage; and (4) includes a mechanism for carrying out evaluations of program effectiveness.

Requires the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1609: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1609/
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"H.R. 1609: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1609/.
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