PLAN for School Safety Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6613 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6613 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish Regional School Safety Development Centers to provide consultation for schools to develop or improve a school safety plan based on evidence-based best practices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2023 Mr. Rutherford (for himself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. James, Mr. Correa, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish Regional School Safety Development Centers to provide consultation for schools to develop or improve a school safety plan based on evidence-based best practices, 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 ``Preparing Leaders to Assess Needs for School Safety Act of 2023'' or the ``PLAN for School Safety Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. SCHOOL SAFETY DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 2220F. SCHOOL SAFETY DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Director shall make awards, including grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to eligible entities to establish, improve, or maintain State-wide or intrastate regional School Safety Development Centers for the purposes of providing customized consulting services to schools to develop, improve, or implement the school's individualized school