School Training, Equipment, and Protection Act of 2018 or the STEP Act of 2018 This bill requires specified funds from student support and academic enrichment grants to be provided to elementary and secondary schools for security purposes, including barricade and surveillance technology, individualized active shooter alarms, security and active shooter training, coordination activities with law enforcement agencies, and vulnerability assessments.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime preventionEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmergency communications systemsGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSchool administrationState and local government operationsViolent crime
To require that certain Federal education funds be used for the improvement of security at elementary and secondary schools.
USA115th CongressHR-5307| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
School Training, Equipment, and Protection Act of 2018 or the STEP Act of 2018 This bill requires specified funds from student support and academic enrichment grants to be provided to elementary and secondary schools for security purposes, including barricade and surveillance technology, individualized active shooter alarms, security and active shooter training, coordination activities with law enforcement agencies, and vulnerability assessments.
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime preventionEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmergency communications systemsGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSchool administrationState and local government operationsViolent crime