II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4065 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2006 Mrs. Clinton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the feasibility of collecting crime data relating to the occurrence of school-related crime in elementary schools and secondary schools.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Accurate Crime Trends for Schools Act or the ACT for Schools Act.

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Study and report

(a)

Study

The Attorney General shall, after consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, conduct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding the National Incident-Based Reporting System to include information on the occurrence of school-related crime in elementary schools and secondary schools. Such study shall include the identification and evaluation of methods that may be used to collect and report such information. (b)

Report

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) to the appropriate committees of Congress. (c)

Definitions

In this section, the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

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Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2, $250,000 for fiscal year 2007.