IN HB1398 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Office of school safety. Establishes the office of school safety (office) within the department of homeland security. Requires the office to: (1) function as a central repository for best practices regarding school safety; (2) establish certain school safety guidelines and standards; and (3) monitor the implementation of school safety legislation. Allows the office, at the request of a county school safety commission, to: (1) review school safety plans; (2) provide onsite safety reviews; and (3) provide guidance or assistance relating to school safety matters. Requires the office to maintain a public website containing certain information. Provides that the secured school safety board must review school safety grant expenditures and submit an annual report to the office. Creates certain responsibilities for multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams upon receipt of a report of a threat or threatening behavior. Repeals the division of school building physical security and safety established within the department of education.
Title
Office of school safety.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Authored by Representative Davis |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Coauthored by Representatives Criswell and Commons |
