Substitute for Raised H.B. No. 6535
Session Year 2021
 


AN ACT CONCERNING ISSUES RELATING TO SCHOOL SECURITY.

To (1) convene a working group to examine the employment and role of school resource officers in public schools, (2) conduct a study to determine whether classroom doors that can be locked from the inside and outside of the classroom should be included in school safety infrastructure criteria, (3) require the Department of Education to develop a state-wide plan for responding to large-scale school crisis events, and (4) require the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to conduct random audits to ensure that the school security and safety plans are being developed and implemented in schools.

Introduced by:
Education Committee

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Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 3/30/2021Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
 3/29/2021Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
 3/19/2021(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/18/2021(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/15/2021(ED)Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference Appropriations
 2/26/2021Public Hearing 03/03
 2/25/2021Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors of HB-6535

Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.

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