Legislative Bills

13 ▸ requires local education agencies to provide:
14 • prior notice of certain school assemblies to parents and guardians; and
15 • resources related to certain school assemblies for home use by parents and
16 guardians.

enacts a nonrefundable individual income tax credit that an eligible educator may claim for certain out-of-pocket classroom expenses. Up to $500/educator (for about 60K educators) - 28 Million Fiscal Note

This bill:

▸ Requires key boxes for buildings with restricted access to have secure accountability procedures for keys;

▸ Amends the International Fire Code;

▸ Requires certain state buildings and schools to have emergency communication systems;

▸ Requires school resource officer training to be developed by the state security chief;

▸ Establishes duties of the state security chief and a county security chief in relation to school safety initiatives;

▸ Establishes a school guardian program;

▸ Requires threat reporting by state employees and others if they become aware of threats to schools;

▸ Establishes some reporting from the SafeUT Crisis Line to the state's intelligence databases;

▸ Requires certain school safety data to be included in the annual school disciplinary report;

▸ Expands requirements for school resource officer contracts and policies;

▸ Requires designation of certain school safety personnel;

▸ Requires panic alert devices and video camera access for schools and classrooms;

▸ Requires coordination of emergency call information with the state's intelligence system;

▸ Amends process for secure firearm storage under certain circumstances to include school guardians.