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SF2387 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

School safety provisions modification

Related bill: HF1901

AI Generated Summary

The bill, S.F. No. 2387, aims to enhance school safety in Minnesota by modifying existing statutes and implementing new measures. Key provisions include:

  1. Violence Prevention Training: Requires middle and high school students to receive at least one hour of evidence-based violence prevention training annually. The training must cover recognizing warning signs of violence, the importance of reporting threats, and the use of the statewide anonymous threat reporting system.

  2. Active Shooter and Threat Incident Reporting:

    • Schools must report active shooter incidents and threats to the Minnesota Fusion Center.
    • Reports must include details of the incident or threat, how it was communicated, information about involved individuals (excluding names), costs to the school, actions taken, and any law enforcement referrals.
    • Schools must continue reporting dangerous weapon-related incidents to the Commissioner of Education.

  3. Expanded Legislative Reporting on Fusion Center Activities:

    • The Minnesota Fusion Center must submit an annual report to the legislature and the public detailing activities, data collection, and information sharing related to threats, weapons incidents, and anonymous tips received, including active shooter reports from schools.

  4. Anonymous Threat Reporting System Grants:

    • Provides funding in fiscal year 2026 for schools to develop and implement anonymous threat reporting systems.
    • Grants will be distributed statewide, with at least half allocated to schools outside the 11-county metropolitan area.
    • Schools must document how they will use the grant and designate personnel responsible for responding to threats.
    • The Minnesota School Safety Center will oversee the grant's administration, and an annual report on grant distribution and usage is required.

  5. Funding and Duration:

    • The bill appropriates funds from the general fund for threat reporting system grants.
    • The funding does not cancel but remains available until June 30, 2028, as a one-time appropriation.

Overall, the bill enhances school safety by mandating student training, improving incident reporting, supporting law enforcement coordination, and providing financial resources for anonymous threat reporting systems.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 09, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 09, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 09, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toEducation Finance
March 09, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEducation Policy

Citations

 
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      "added": [
        "Requirement for violence prevention training for middle and high school students."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies provisions related to violence prevention in schools, specifically in active shooter drills under section 121A.038, subdivision 7.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "121A.038",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 7"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "New requirement for reporting active shooter threats to the Minnesota Fusion Center."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends the reporting requirements for incidents involving dangerous weapons and active shooter incidents in school zones under section 121A.06.",
      "modified": [
        "Expanded content requirements for reports on dangerous weapon incidents."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "121A.06",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Requirement to include active shooter incident reports in the annual report."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends the reporting requirements for the Minnesota Fusion Center's activities under section 299C.055.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "299C.055",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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