Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Make Schools Safer Act”.
Make Schools Safer Act
A BILL
To require the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to make available to elementary and secondary school officials research for improving school safety, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Dissemination of research on best practices to improve school safety
In general— The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall make available to elementary school and secondary school officials, including school counselors, rigorous research, as determined by the Director, for improving school safety, which may include identifying best practices for—
educating appropriate school personnel on techniques for identifying students who may pose a violent threat; and
collaborating, as appropriate, with health care professionals, State and local law enforcement, youth organizations, and parents to implement procedures for—
early identification of students at risk of committing violence, including those who may have mental illness;
use of crisis response systems;
use of referral mechanisms for mental health and other treatment services; and
designing interventions for students described in subparagraph (A).
Construction— Nothing in this section shall be constructed to authorize advocacy or promotion of gun control.