Safe Schools and Communities Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4713 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4713 To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to enhance school and community safety, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to enhance school and community safety, and for other purposes. 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 ``Safe Schools and Communities Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRAINING. (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to local educational agencies to carry out the activities described in subsection (c). (b) Application.--A local educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Grant Uses.--A local educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant funds to-- (1) provide, to school personnel who work at elementary schools and secondary schools served by such agency and who are in contact with students on at least a weekly basis, training on-- (A) human trafficking risk factors, indicators, and protocols; (B) fentanyl and drug abuse prevention; (C) strategies to prevent, intervene, and reduce participation of students in gang activity; and (D) lo