Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994

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The Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that requires states receiving federal education funds to mandate at least a one-year expulsion for students who bring firearms to school.

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Gun-Free Schools Act 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
education law ⓘ
school safety law ⓘ
aimsTo improve safety in schools ⓘ
reduce firearms in elementary and secondary schools ⓘ
appliesTo elementary schools ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
states receiving federal education funds ⓘ
codifiedIn Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended ⓘ
conditionFor receipt of certain federal education funds ⓘ
containsProvision case-by-case modification of the one-year expulsion requirement by chief administering officer ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines firearm by reference to federal firearms statutes ⓘ
educationLevel K–12 education ⓘ
enactedBy 103rd United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
focusesOn bringing firearms to school grounds ⓘ
possession of firearms at school ⓘ
hasShortTitle Gun-Free Schools Act ⓘ
implementationBy local educational agencies ⓘ
state education agencies ⓘ
influenced state zero-tolerance school discipline policies ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalArea education policy ⓘ
gun control ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
legislativeBranch United States Congress ⓘ
partOf Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 ⓘ
penaltyForNonCompliance loss of certain federal education funds ⓘ
policyTool federal spending power ⓘ
regulates student conduct involving firearms on school property ⓘ
relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ⓘ
requires at least a one-year expulsion for students who bring a firearm to school ⓘ
referral of students who bring firearms to school to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system ⓘ
states to adopt laws mandating expulsion of students who bring firearms to school ⓘ
states to report compliance to the U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
scope public schools ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
subjectMatter firearms in schools ⓘ
school safety ⓘ
student discipline ⓘ
targets students who bring firearms to school ⓘ
timeLimitOfExpulsion not less than one year ⓘ
typeOfSanction mandatory school expulsion ⓘ
referral to criminal or juvenile justice authorities ⓘ
yearEnacted 1994 ⓘ

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United States federal education laws → includes → Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 ⓘ
Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 → hasShortTitle → Gun-Free Schools Act ⓘ
linked to: Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994