H.R.1335

MSD Act Measures for Safer School Districts Act

Introduced·2/13/25

The MSD Act aims to enhance school safety by requiring emergency response procedures and parental notifications for various threats and emergencies.

The Measures for Safer School Districts Act, or MSD Act, mandates the installation or modification of interior and exterior doors in elementary and secondary schools to reinforce security. It also requires the development of emergency response and parental notification procedures for various threats and emergencies, including weapons possession, active shooter situations, bomb threats, and natural disasters. The Act authorizes additional funding for the State Homeland Security Grant Program to implement these measures.

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Current
Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Committee
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History

Feb 13, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2025

House

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.

Feb 13, 2025

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.