HB47

__HB47 __

**Senate or House bill Number: ** HB47

**Sponsors: ** ANietert MA Moderate, DPerez NH Democratic, JHood NC Moderate

**Issue Category and Bill title: ** Education, Making Safer Schools

**Purpose: **What our bill is trying to accomplish is to have safer schools and more educated schools. By keeping schools safe student grades will increase because they will not have anything to be worried about. It will help decrease school violence, and school bullying making the school a safer environment for students. Making the schools safer will discourage the use of weapons and or drugs on school grounds. It has been proven that safer schools improve student academic performances, and increases tolerance and respect. If we create a successful bill it will make schools a safer and better educated environment.

**Eligibility: **Our bill is going to apply all the schools willing to participate in the Teach for America program. School staff members that would like to make their school safer for the students and themselves should consider the Teach for America program and security officers. Our bill is voluntary because you must be willing to participate in these two programs. The main audience would be the school board and superintendant to make the decision to participate.

**Terms and Benefits:** Our bill will be an ongoing process. It will take years to successfully make all the schools in the United States safe. We will need funding to pay for the improvements, training for the workers, and workers for the school. We will receive or be funded by the federal, state, and local governments.

1. The first step in our bill will be to find schools which will be willing to participate in the Teach for America program, and the safety in schools. By allowing these programs in your school you will be stepping your safety and education up a level. With the addition of these programs you will not only be improving the life of your students, but also yourself.

2. The second step in our bill will be to find funding. This is because we will need to pay for the training/education of the security guards and educators. We will also need money to pay for public relations campaign to demonstrate your public image. By doing this we will enable the school to become a safer and far more educated place for students.

3. After, we have received funding we will need to hire security officers and a Teach for America faculty. They will help improve the safety of our schools by watching out for students and staff. They will also improve the education level in which students should be at. They will exceed our bills goal.

4. Before, Teach for America and security officers can help improve schools they will be trained. Training will acknowledge Teach for America members and security officers to be fully aware of their surroundings. The training will allow these members to understand what to do during a bullying or bully related situation.

5. With all the steps in play schools will be improving in grade and safety categories. Having these programs involved in schools motivates safety and genius on <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">school grounds and in the community. This will help students more successful throughout their adult life. Our bills goal will be achieved.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fiscal Impact: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Category || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Amount || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Description ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Equipment || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Labor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$1,590,000 (This will cover two security officers and two educators to work at 15 local schools for a small start.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This will pay the cost of trained security officers and the cost of trained educators from Teach For America. They will improve safety and learning in schools. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Energy Resources || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Education || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$1,326,240 (This will cover for the training of two security officers and two educators. Two for each school.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This will pay for the training of both the security officers, and the training of educators. This will also prepare the security officers and educators for the job to come. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Marketing || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$1,200,000 (This is the cost of campaigns for ten years. We are hoping it will only take ten years for Teach For America to become well-known.) || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This will pay the cost of a public relations campaign. Meaning it will demonstrate what and who Teach For America is. (Promotes public image) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Transportation || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Legal || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Other || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Total || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">$4,116,240 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">None ||

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