Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices

The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices (in this section referred to as the “Clearinghouse”) within the Department. The Clearinghouse shall serve as a Federal resource to identify and publish online through SchoolSafety.gov, or any successor website, evidence-based practices and recommendations to improve school safety for use by State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, State and local law enforcement agencies, health professionals, and the general public. The Clearinghouse shall be assigned such personnel and resources as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section. The Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may detail personnel to the Clearinghouse. Chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”), shall not apply to any rulemaking or information collection required under this section. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 11 See References in Text note below. shall not apply for the purposes of carrying out this section. In identifying the evidence-based practices and recommendations for the Clearinghouse, the Secretary shall— The evidence-based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse shall— include the evidence or research rationale supporting the determination of the Clearinghouse that the evidence-based practice or recommendation under subparagraph (A) has been shown to have a significant effect on improving the health, safety, and welfare of persons in school settings, including— The Clearinghouse shall present, as determined in consultation with the officers described in subsection (a)(3)(B), Federal, State, local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organization issued best practices and recommendations and identify any best practice or recommendation of the Clearinghouse that was previously issued by any such organization or commission. The Secretary may produce and publish materials on the Clearinghouse to assist and train educational agencies and law enforcement agencies on the implementation of the evidence-based practices and recommendations. The Secretary shall— collect for the purpose of continuous improvement of the Clearinghouse— in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General— establish an external advisory board, which shall be comprised of appropriate State, local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations, including organizations representing parents of elementary and secondary school students, representative 22 So in original. Probably should be “representatives”. from civil rights organizations, representatives of disability rights organizations, representatives of educators, representatives of law enforcement, and nonprofit school safety and security organizations, to— The Clearinghouse shall produce materials in accessible formats to assist parents and legal guardians of students with identifying relevant Clearinghouse resources related to supporting the implementation of Clearinghouse evidence-based practices and recommendations.