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Bill117th CongressFiled Sep 29, 2021Education
H.R. 5428

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house (May 6, 2022)

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.

The report must collect specified information, including

  • the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
  • the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
  • the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim;
  • the motivation of the shooter;
  • how the shooting was stopped;
  • the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
  • the response time of law enforcement.

ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.

The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, an active shooter response plan, and a trauma response plan.

What just happenedMay 6, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23](D-FL)Sponsor
49 cosponsors49 D
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  1. May 6, 2022CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.

  2. May 6, 2022CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-307.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  3. May 6, 2022Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-307.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  4. Mar 16, 2022Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 21.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  5. Mar 16, 2022Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  6. Sep 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  7. Sep 29, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. Sep 29, 2021IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to HouseMay 6, 20227

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.

The report must collect specified information, including

  • the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
  • the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
  • the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim;
  • the motivation of the shooter;
  • how the shooting was stopped;
  • the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
  • the response time of law enforcement.

ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.

The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, an active shooter response plan, and a trauma response plan.

Introduced in HouseSep 29, 2021

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety.

The report must collect specified information, including

  • the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide and the number of those that were mass shootings;
  • the number of people killed or injured in each school shooting;
  • the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality of each victim;
  • the motivation of the shooter;
  • how the shooting was stopped;
  • the number and type of firearms and ammunition used in each shooting; and
  • the response time of law enforcement.

ED must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and publish specified data on school shootings.

The center must collect information on the existence or absence of specified measures at the time of the shooting, including physical and other types of security measures, a communication plan with local law enforcement, a response plan that includes coordination with local agencies, and an active shooter response plan.

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act — Informed