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PRINTER'S NO. 1616
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
293
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, MENSCH, SCARNATI, EICHELBERGER, REGAN,
AUMENT AND WAGNER, MARCH 28, 2018
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 28, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
comprehensive review of school safety in this Commonwealth
and report its findings to the Senate.
WHEREAS, All students and staff members in this Commonwealth
deserve to attend and work in schools that are safe and free
from the threat of violence; and
WHEREAS, The most effective approach to creating safe school
environments requires a comprehensive, coordinated effort by
individual schools, school districts and community leaders; and
WHEREAS, Many school districts in this Commonwealth have
implemented policies requiring individual school and
districtwide safety plans, conducted regular audits, deployed
security technology and personnel, conducted drills, provided
training for school employees and implemented partnerships with
local law enforcement and other community agencies to prevent
school violence; and
WHEREAS, In the light of violence in schools and other
populated areas, the Senate recognizes the value of studying
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this vital issue to develop comprehensive solutions to the
problem; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government
Commission to:
(1) assess the effectiveness of "gun free zones" and
whether they have acted as a deterrent for gun violence;
(2) work with the Pennsylvania State Police and others,
to conduct a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the
effectiveness of this Commonwealth's background check system,
including application rejection data and whether any issues
with the background check system have played a role in gun
violence at schools in this Commonwealth;
(3) examine school safety measures being utilized by
school districts across this Commonwealth and compare the
safety measures with those used by school districts in other
states;
(4) quantify the number of schools that have received a
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment by the Pennsylvania State
Police in the last 10 years and whether the resulting safety
recommendations were acted upon;
(5) enumerate all applicable funding sources available
to schools for school safety; and
(6) quantify the number of school districts in
compliance with the statutory requirements under 35 Pa.C.S. §
7701(g) and 22 Pa. Code § 10.24;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a
report with its findings to the Senate no later than six months
after the adoption of this resolution.
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