1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “School Safety Act of 2020”.
School Safety Act of 2020
A BILL
To reauthorize the matching grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
2. Matching grant program for school security
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a et seq.) is amended—
in section 2701—
in subsection (a), by striking “and other deterrent measures” and inserting “, other deterrent measures, and emergency notification and response technologies”; and
in subsection (b)—
by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.”
in section 2705, by striking “fiscal years 2001 through 2009” and inserting “fiscal years 2020 through 2024”.