MSD Act

Summary

Measures for Safer School Districts Act or the MSD Act This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to establish procedures for responding to school emergencies and for timely notifying parents of school emergencies. It also requires interior and exterior doors in schools to be reinforced.  Specifically, the bill requires each LEA to (1) develop and implement emergency response procedures covering all students, faculty, and staff at public schools under the jurisdiction of the LEA; and (2) ensure that parents and guardians receive timely notification of covered threats and emergencies (e.g., active shooter situations, bomb threats, and natural disasters) that occur on school grounds, during school transportation, or during school-sponsored activities. These emergency response procedures must meet specified criteria, including by requiring commonly used alarm system responses for specific types of emergencies. Additionally, the bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to convene a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop findings and recommendations to require the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors in any school that receives federal funding. Further, CISA must (1) submit a report to Congress on the advisory committee's findings and recommendations, and (2) issue a final rule that requires the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors in schools to reinforce such doors. The bill authorizes the use of grants under the Homeland Security Grant Program to carry out the bill's provisions.

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Timeline

1. 13 February 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

   Source: Committee

2. 13 February 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 February 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 February 2025

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Sponsors

• Jared Moskowitz · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hsed00 · Standing

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