School safety bill

• What: Reauthorize a program providing 50-50 matching grants for school safety improvements such as classroom locks and video cameras. Some 5,500 schools have received Secure Our Schools grants, but the program has expired. Bill would authorize $40 million a year for 10 years, although the amount could change.

• Key players: Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Mark Warner, D-Va.

• Pro: With school shootings on the rise, supporters say it makes sense.

• Con: Some say the bill is too expensive.

• Odds: Likely to advance out of committee, but ultimate fate depends on the final version of the legislation.

Associated Press