S. 1107 118th Congress Senate

SAFE School Act

Official title: A bill to establish a grant program to improve school security, including by training and hiring veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Mar 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 30, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Aid for Every School Act or the SAFE School Act

This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for states and local educational agencies to improve security at public and private elementary and secondary schools. Grant recipients must use funds for certain activities, such as hiring and training veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers.

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