mr. maples. >> german bank, ranking member and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. it is an honor to speak with you and share the work my office is doing to keep residents and visitors new jersey safe. specially with regard to educational institutions. in new jersey office of homeland security and preparedness as tough with counterterrorism and resilient the security efforts across the all levels of the government. nonprofit organizations and the private sector. we are charged with bolstering new jersey's resources for critical infrastructure protection and preparedness and training and federal grants management. the tech against children and staff, and what should be the safe haven of education, is perhaps the most jarring threat we face. the incidents across the country, stark reminders of schools are often targeted by those acting to look for violence. with the assistance in delaware, preventative school shooting this past june. when we arrested a man possessing a loaded firearm and additional ammunition in elementary school in westfield