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Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) and Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Programs. CRS Report R45327, Version 11. Updated
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Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Government Employees, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians
Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) and Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA) Programs. CRS Report R45327, Version 8. Updated
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Szymendera, Scott D. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of…
Descriptors: Police, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Programs
The Clery Act: Student Awareness and Perceptions of Effectiveness at a Public University and a Private College in East Tennessee
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Jee, Jeffrey Mark; Good, Donald W. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2017
The U.S. Congress has recognized that safety is essential on our college and university campuses. Incidents such as the Virginia Tech massacre and the death of Jeanne Clery have emphasized the need for legislation that assists students in selecting a safe college and improves their safety by reducing the incidence of crimes and fires. The Clery…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Private Colleges, School Safety, Federal Legislation
The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting. 2016 Edition
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US Department of Education, 2016
Campus security and safety is an important feature of postsecondary education. The Department of Education is committed to assisting schools in providing students nationwide a safe environment in which to learn and to keep students, parents and employees well informed about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Crime Awareness and…
Descriptors: School Safety, College Environment, Guides, Compliance (Legal)
Education Department Begins Process to Implement HEA Reauthorization with New Campus Safety Provisions
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Phillips, Lisa – Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 2008
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the beginning of the process to develop rules for new requirements in the recently passed Higher Education Act (HEA). Highlights of the HEA that affect campus public safety departments include measures that: (1) Require a fire log be maintained at an institution of higher education for events that…
Descriptors: School Safety, Colleges, Public Agencies, Federal Regulation
An Investigation of Best Practices for Evacuating and Sheltering Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2008
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) has conducted "a literature search and review to identify best practices in [school] building design for accommodating the evacuation and sheltering needs of individuals with special needs or…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Building Design, Best Practices, Fire Protection