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 12 2 STA T .3409PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8with th eA tt orn e yG ener al an d the S e c retary o fH o m eland Sec u rity .‘ ‘ (3)DURATION . —T he Secretary s hall award each g rant under this section for a p eriod of two years. ‘‘( 4 ) L I M ITATION ON IN S TITUTIONS AN DC ONSORTIA.—An institution of higher education or consortium shall b e eligible for only one grant under this section. ‘‘(b) FE DERA L S H ARE ON - FEDERAL SHARE.— ‘‘( 1 ) I N G ENERAL.—The Federal share of the acti v ities described in subsection (c) shall be 50 percent. ‘‘( 2 ) NON- F EDERAL SHARE.—An institution of higher edu- cation or consortium that receives a grant under this section shall provide the non-Federal share , which may be provided from State and local resources dedicated to emergency preparedness and response. ‘‘(c) AUTHORI Z ED ACTI V ITIES.— E ach institution of higher edu- cation or consortium receiving a grant under this section may use the grant funds to carry out one or more of the following
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‘‘(1) Developing and implementing a state-of-the-art emer- gency communications system for each campus of an institution of higher education or consortium, in order to contact students via cellular, te x t message, or other state-of-the-art communica- tions methods when a significant emergency or dangerous situa- tion occurs. An institution or consortium using grant funds to carry out this paragraph shall also, in coordination with the appropriate State and local emergency management authorities— ‘‘(A) develop procedures that students, employees, and others on a campus of an institution of higher education or consortium will be directed to follow in the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation; and ‘‘( B ) develop procedures the institution of higher edu- cation or consortium shall follow to inform, within a reason- able and timely manner, students, employees, and others on a campus in the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation, which procedures shall include the emergency communications system described in this para- graph. ‘‘(2) Supporting measures to improve safety at the institu- tion of higher education or consortium, such as— ‘‘(A) security assessments; ‘‘(B) security training of personnel and students at the institution of higher education or consortium; ‘‘( C ) where appropriate, coordination of campus preparedness and response efforts with local law enforce- ment, local emergency management authorities, and other agencies, to improve coordinated responses in emergencies among such entities; ‘‘(D) establishing a hotline that allows a student or staff member at an institution or consortium to report another student or staff member at the institution or consortium who the reporting student or staff member believes may be a danger to the reported student or staff member or to others; and ‘‘(E) ac q uisition and installation of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and perimeter security technologies and systems. Procedu re s.

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