[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 987 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 987
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require
each State, as a condition of receiving Federal assistance under such
Act, to implement a gun control program in its schools, and to
establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for
purposes of purchasing crime prevention equipment and training security
personnel.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 1993
Mr. Miller of California (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peterson of
Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require
each State, as a condition of receiving Federal assistance under such
Act, to implement a gun control program in its schools, and to
establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for
purposes of purchasing crime prevention equipment and training security
personnel.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun-Free Schools Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS;
GRANTS FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701
et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating title X as title IX;
(2) by redesignating sections 8001 through 8005 as sections
9001 through 9005, respectively; and
(3) by inserting after title VII the following new title:
``TITLE VIII--GUN-FREE SCHOOLS
``SEC. 8001. GUN CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) In General.--No assistance may be provided to any local
educational agency under this Act unless such agency has in effect a
policy requiring the expulsion from school for a period of not less
than one year of any student who is determined to have brought a gun,
knife, or other weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the
agency.
``(b) Report to State.--Each local educational agency requesting
assistance from the State educational agency that is to be provided
from funds made available to the State under this Act shall provide to
the State, in the application requesting such assistance, the
following:
``(1) Assurance that such local educational agency has in
effect the policy required by subsection (a).
``(2) A description of the circumstances surrounding any
expulsions imposed under the policy required by subsection (a),
including:
``(A) The name of the school concerned.
``(B) The number of students expelled from such
school.
``(C) The types of weapons concerned.
``SEC. 8002. GRANTS FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to make
grants to local educational agencies for purposes of--
``(1) purchasing crime prevention equipment, including
metal detectors; and
``(2) training security personnel.
``(b) Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring to
receive assistance under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.''.
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