Pending Campus Fire Safety Legislation

H. Res 295 and S. Res 224 House and Senate Resolutions
These resolutions will formally designate September 2006 as Campus Fire Safety Month. In 2005, 11 states issued proclamations, including:

Illinois Kentucky Massachusetts Mississippi

Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York

Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina

S 1196 Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act
Six Cosponsors in the Senate
This legislation has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives

This legislation will have schools provide existing information about fire safety on their campuses to the U.S. Department of Education, similar to the reporting requirements for crimes under the Clery Act. This will provide a wealth of information for parents and students when they are researching schools and help to educate them about important fire safety issues.

HR 128 College Fire Prevention Act
Cosponsors - 101 House

This legislation calls for $100,000,000 per year for five years in matching funds for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers or other fire suppression or prevention technologies.

HR 1131 and S 512 Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Cosponsors- 162 House, 15 Senate

This legislation will reduce the depreciation schedule on the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system from 27 years to five years, promoting the installation of these life-saving systems.