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H.R. 9906 118th Congress House

School Safety Notification System Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to develop emergency response and parental notification proce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to develop emergency response and parental notification procedures for certain threats and emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 2024 Introduced by: Jared Moskowitz Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 1, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Safety Notification System Act

This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to establish procedures for responding to school emergencies and for timely notifying parents of school emergencies.

Specifically, the bill requires each LEA to (1) develop and implement emergency response procedures covering all students, faculty, and staff at public schools under the jurisdiction of the LEA; and (2) ensure that parents and guardians receive timely notification of covered threats and emergencies (e.g., active shooter situations, bomb threats, and natural disasters) that occur on school grounds, during school transportation, or during school-sponsored activities. These emergency response procedures must meet specified criteria, including by requiring commonly used alarm system responses for specific types of emergencies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Oct 1, 2024
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 1, 2024
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 1, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9906: School Safety Notification System Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9906/
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"H.R. 9906: School Safety Notification System Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9906/.
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H.R. 9906, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9906/.
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