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handle is hein.crs/govehyk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Informing sona! Research Service heled Ilive I bAm e since 1914 0 July 6, 2022 Education Provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act On June 25, 2022, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA; P.L. 117-159) was signed into law. In addition to provisions addressing mental health services, firearms, and Medicare, the act requires the establishment of a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices, provides additional appropriations for several programs authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and institutes a new ESEA prohibition related to dangerous weapons. The new clearinghouse and ESEA provisions are discussed below. For general information about federal programs that support school safety and security, see CRS Report R46872, Federal Support for School Safety and Security. Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidenc-based Practices Under the Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022, included in the BSCA, a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices (hereinafter referred to as the clearinghouse) is to be established by the Secretary of Homeland Security in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The clearinghouse is required to identify and publish online through SchoolSafety.gov evidence-based practices and recommendations to improve school safety for use by states, local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), state and local law enforcement agencies, health professionals, and the general public. The BSCA specifies criteria for the evidence-based practices and recommendations to be identified and published by the clearinghouse. The clearinghouse (or the external advisory board established under the act) is also required to (1) review existing grant programs and identify any that may be used to implement the practices and recommendations of the clearinghouse and (2) identify and periodically report on evidence-based practices or recommendations of the clearinghouse for which there is not a federal grant program for implementing such practices or recommendations. The clearinghouse must also, to the extent practicable, identify for each state the agency responsible for school safety in the state and grant programs and other resources that may be used to implement the clearinghouse's evidence-based practices and recommendations. Specified federal agencies must notify various entities about the clearinghouse's evidence-based practices and recommendations. For example, the Secretary of Education must notify every state and LEA. A pproprkrtdons for ESEA Programs The BSCA provides additional appropriations for Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Grants, which are authorized by ESEA Title IV-A; 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), which are authorized by ESEA Title IV-B; and National Activities for School Safety programs, which are authorized by ESEA Title IV-F-3. The period of obligation of these funds is automatically extended for grantees and subgrantees by one year beyond the period of availability of funds specified in the BSCA and highlighted below. This extension is in accordance with the Tydings provision included in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA, §421). SSAE Grants Under the SSAE program, formula grants are provided to states, which then provide formula grants to LEAs. Funds received by LEAs are used for three broad categories of activities: (1) supporting well-rounded educational opportunities (§4107), (2) supporting safe and healthy students (§4108), and (3) supporting the effective use of technology (§4109). In FY2022, the program received an appropriation of $1.28 billion. The BSCA provides $1 billion in additional appropriations to remain available through September 30, 2025, for activities authorized by Section 4108 for supporting safe and healthy students. Funds provided through the BSCA program are to be awarded to states using the formula specified in ESEA Title IV-A. However, the BSCA specifically states that the Title IV-A formula for making subgrants to LEAs is not to be used. Rather, the state educational agency (SEA) is required to award competitive grants to high-need LEAs as determined by the state. That is, the BSCA does not define the parameters for how competitive grants should be awarded to LEAs, nor does it define the term high-need LEAs. The programs and activities the LEA selects to support under Section 4108 must be used to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive programs and activities that are coordinated with other schools and community-based services and programs; foster safe, healthy, supportive, and drug-free environments that support student academic achievement; and promote parent involvement in the activity or program. The programs and activities may be conducted in partnership with another organization (e.g., IHE, private entity) that has a demonstrated record of successful implementation of relevant activities. Examples of allowable activities include providing drug and violence prevention programs; school-based mental health services; bullying and harassment prevention programs; mentoring and school counseling; positive behavioral interventions

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