text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 
  2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
  
      The purpose of this Act is to help provide fire safety education 
  and training to students attending institutions of higher education.
  
  SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION COMPETITIVE 
                GRANT PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Authorization of Grant Program.--From the amounts appropriated 
  under section 7, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
  shall establish a grant program to award grants, on a competitive 
  basis, to eligible entities for--
              (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety 
          education programs at institutions of higher education; and
              (2) increasing fire safety awareness among students 
          enrolled at such institutions, including students living in 
          off-campus housing.
      (b) Application.--To seek a grant under this Act, an eligible 
  entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
  such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
  require.
      (c) Selection Priority.--In making grants under this Act, the 
  Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that plan to use 
  grant funds received under this Act to initiate, expand, or improve 
  fire safety education programs that include educational material 
  specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive 
  disabilities.
      (d) Grant Period.--Grants under this Act shall be awarded for not 
  longer than a 2-year period, and may be renewed for an additional 2-
  year period, at the Secretary's discretion.
      (e) Grant Size.--The Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded 
  under this Act are of sufficient size and scope to enable grantees to 
  carry out all required activities and otherwise meet the purpose of 
  this Act, except that an eligible entity may not be awarded more than 
  $250,000 per fiscal year under this Act.
      (f) Matching Requirement.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
  under this Act shall provide non-Federal matching funds in an amount 
  equal to not less than 25 percent of the costs of the activities for 
  which assistance is sought. Such non-Federal matching funds may be in 
  cash or in kind.
      (g) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this Act 
  shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, or 
  private funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out fire safety 
  education programs.
  
  SEC. 4. REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.
  
      (a) Required Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
  under this Act shall use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a 
  fire safety education program that--
              (1) in the case of an eligible entity that is an 
          institution of higher education, reaches, to the extent 
          practicable, all students enrolled in the institution of higher 
          education, including students living on-campus and off-campus;
              (2) is carried out in a manner to ensure maximum exposure 
          to, increased awareness of, and effectuate change in behavior 
          with respect to fire safety by students through--
                      (A) conducting outreach to students at a minimum of 
                  twice per academic year (at the beginning of the fall 
                  and spring semesters, or the equivalent); and
                      (B) measures that provide fire safety information 
                  to any student upon the request of the student;
              (3) includes minimum instruction with respect to--
                      (A) awareness of fire behavior;
                      (B) mechanisms of fire injury and death;
                      (C) common ignition scenarios;
                      (D) fire safety systems such as automatic fire 
                  sprinklers;
                      (E) fire alarms;
                      (F) fire extinguishers; and
                      (G) importance of means of egress; and
              (4) includes a mechanism for carrying out the evaluations 
          described in subsection (b).
      (b) Evaluations.--Not later than 6 months after the end of an 
  eligible entity's grant period, the eligible entity shall--
              (1) conduct an evaluation on the effectiveness of the 
          program carried out by the entity in increasing awareness or 
          improving fire safety behavior at such entity; and
              (2) prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the 
          results of the evaluation conducted by the entity.
  
  SEC. 5. REPORTS.
  
      (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
  receipt of the first report submitted pursuant to section 4(b)(2) and 
  annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a report 
  that includes the following:
              (1) The number and types of eligible entities receiving 
          assistance under this Act.
              (2) The fire safety education programs being implemented 
          with assistance under this Act and the costs of such programs.
              (3) Any other information determined by the Secretary to be 
          useful in evaluating the overall effectiveness of the program 
          established under this Act in improving the fire safety 
          knowledge of college students.
      (b) Best Practices Report.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
  Administrator, shall use the information provided under subsection (a) 
  to publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or 
  improving fire safety education programs that shall be made available 
  to all institutions of higher education and other interested parties.
  
  SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
          Administrator of the United States Fire Administration of the 
          Federal Emergency Management Agency.
              (2) Fire safety education program.--The term ``fire safety 
          education program'' means a program that provides fire safety 
          and prevention activities.
              (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
          ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given to 
          such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
          (20 U.S.C. 1001).
              (4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
          either of the following:
                      (A) An institution of higher education, including 
                  an institution of higher education in a collaborative 
                  partnership with--
                              (i) a nonprofit or fire safety 
                          organization;
                              (ii) a public safety department; or
                              (iii) a social fraternity or sorority 
                          exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
                          the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
                          501(a)), the active membership of which 
                          consists primarily of students in attendance at 
                          the institution of higher education.
                      (B) A consortium of institutions of higher 
                  education located in the same State.
              (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Education.
  
  SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
  $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
target: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students.
  
  Directs the Secretary to give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education programs that include educational material specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Sets forth provisions regarding grant periods, limits on awards, and matching and other requirements.
  
  Requires an institution to use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education program that: (1) reaches all enrolled students; (2) ensures maximum exposure to and increased awareness of, and that effectuates change in behavior regarding, fire safety by students through conducting outreach to students a minimum of twice per academic year and through measures that provide fire safety information to any student upon request; (3) includes minimum instruction regarding fire behavior, fire injury and death, ignition scenarios, fire safety systems and equipment, and the importance of means of egress; and (4) includes a mechanism for carrying out evaluations of program effectiveness.
  
  Requires the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs.
feat_title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.