This Minnesota Senate bill (S.F. No. 2273) proposes funding for teacher and school staff training in handling dangerous situations in schools and providing firearms to certain school employees.

• Section 1: Allocates funds from the general budget for fiscal year 2026 to the Commissioner of Education to administer grants to school districts. These grants would support firearm simulator training for teachers, staff, and other designated individuals to prepare them for emergency situations in schools.

• Section 2: Provides funding for school districts to supply firearms with biometric gun locks to teachers, staff, or designated personnel in schools that are at least three minutes away from law enforcement response. Individuals receiving the firearms would be required to undergo firearm training.

The bill is currently in its early stages, having been introduced and referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for review.