US Congress Senate Bill 3142 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students. Directs the Secretary to give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education programs that include educational material specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Sets forth provisions regarding grant periods, limits on awards, and matching and other requirements. Requires an institution to use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education program that: (1) reaches all enrolled students; (2) ensures maximum exposure to and increased awareness of, and that effectuates change in behavior regarding, fire safety by students through conducting outreach to students a minimum of twice per academic year and through measures that provide fire safety information to any student upon request; (3) includes minimum instruction regarding fire behavior, fire injury and death, ignition scenarios, fire safety systems and equipment, and the importance of means of egress; and (4) includes a mechanism for carrying out evaluations of program effectiveness. Requires the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-18		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB4908 (Same As) 2010-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3142/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3142/BILLS-111s3142is.pdf