School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize school security grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be used for the installation of surveillance equipment and the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations.
Increases the maximum federal share of the costs of a program provided by a grant to 80%.
Requires a grant application to be accompanied by a report that is signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction over the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented and that demonstrates that each proposed use of the grant funds will be: (1) an effective means for improving school safety, (2) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence, and (3) individualized to the needs of each school.
Requires the Office Director and the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency task force to develop and promulgate a set of advisory school safety guidelines.
Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2014-FY2023.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-12 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24. | Senate |
| 2013-03-12 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2013-03-12 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2013-01-24 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2013-01-24 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |