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- § 10551. Program authorized
- § 10552. Applications
- § 10553. Annual report to Congress; grant accountability
- § 10554. Definitions
- § 10555. Authorization of appropriations
- § 10556. Rules of construction
§ 10551. Program authorized
(a) In general
(1) COPS grants
(2) BJA grants
(b) Uses of fundsGrants awarded under this section shall be distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe, and shall be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs that may include one or more of the following:
(1) Training school personnel and students to prevent student violence against others and self.
(2) The development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites.
(3) The development and operation of—
(A) school threat assessment and intervention teams that may include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel; and
(B) specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises.
(4) Any other measure that, in the determination of the BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence prevention.
(5) Coordination with local law enforcement.
(6) Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others and self.
(7) Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures.
(8) Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.
(9) Any other measure that, in the determination of the COPS Director, may provide a significant improvement in security.
(c) Contracts and subawardsA State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this subchapter for purposes authorized under subsection (b), use the grant to contract with or make 1 or more subawards to 1 or more—
(1) local educational agencies;
(2) nonprofit organizations, excluding schools; or
(3) units of local government or tribal organizations.
(d) Services and benefits for schools
(e) Preferential consideration
(f) Matching funds
(1) The portion of the costs of a program provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent.
(2) Any funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this subsection.
(3) The COPS Director and the BJA Director may each provide, in the guidelines implementing this section, for the requirement of paragraph (1) to be waived or altered in the case of a recipient with a financial need for such a waiver or alteration.
(g) Equitable distribution
(h) Administrative costs
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2701, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1108(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1501; amended Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1169(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3122; Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(j), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14010,
§ 10552. Applications
(a) In generalTo request a grant under this subchapter, the chief executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as the case may be, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the COPS Director or the BJA Director may require. Each application shall—
(1) include a detailed explanation of—
(A) the intended uses of funds provided under the grant; and
(B) how the activities funded under the grant will meet the purpose of this subchapter;
(2) be accompanied by an assurance that the application was prepared after consultation with individuals not limited to law enforcement officers (such as school violence researchers, licensed mental health professionals, social workers, teachers, principals, and other school personnel) to ensure that the improvements to be funded under the grant are—
(A) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence; and
(B) individualized to the needs of each school at which those improvements are to be made;
(3) include an assurance that the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the COPS Director or the BJA Director may reasonably require;
(4) include a certification, made in a form acceptable to the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as the case may be, that—
(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this subchapter;
(B) all the information contained in the application is correct; and
(C) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this subchapter and all other applicable Federal laws.
(b) Guidelines
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2702, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1108(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1502; amended Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(j)(2), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title V, § 502(2), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1130.)
§ 10553. Annual report to Congress; grant accountability
(a) Annual report
(b) Grant accountability
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2703, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1108(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1502; amended Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(j)(2), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title V, § 502(3), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1130.)
§ 10554. DefinitionsFor purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term “school” means an elementary or secondary school, including a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 2021 of title 25);
(2) the term “unit of local government” means a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level;
(3) the term “Indian tribe” has the same meaning as in section 5304(e) of title 25;
(4) the term “evidence-based” means a program, practice, technology, or equipment that—
(A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on relevant outcomes based on—
(i) strong evidence from not less than 1 well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;
(ii) moderate evidence from not less than 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or
(iii) promising evidence from not less than 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias;
(B) demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such program, practice, technology, or equipment is likely to improve relevant outcomes, and includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of the program, practice, technology, or equipment; or
(C) in the case of technology or equipment, demonstrates that use of the technology or equipment is—
(i) consistent with best practices for school security, including—(I) applicable standards for school security established by a Federal or State government agency; and(II) findings and recommendations of public commissions and task forces established to make recommendations or set standards for school security; and
(ii) compliant with all applicable codes, including building and life safety codes; and
(5) the term “tribal organization” has the same meaning given the term in section 5304(l) of title 25.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2704, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1108(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1502; amended Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title V, § 502(4), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1131.)
§ 10555. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, of which—
(A) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA Director to carry out this subchapter; and
(B) $25,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS Director to carry out this subchapter; and
(2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2028, of which, for each fiscal year—
(A) $67,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA Director to carry out this subchapter; and
(B) $33,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS Director to carry out this subchapter.
(b) Offset
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2705, as added Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title V, § 502(5), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1131.)
§ 10556. Rules of construction
(a) No funds to provide firearms or training
(b) No effect on other laws
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2706, as added Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title V, § 502(6), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1132.)