COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS (Section 160.480)

Currently, school districts are authorized to adopt a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan addressing the use of school resources in the event of a natural disaster or other community emergency.

Under this act, school districts and charter schools shall adopt a "comprehensive emergency operations plan" that addresses school safety, crises, and emergency operations; prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up; collaboration with local law enforcement, fire protection services, and emergency management; and consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis.

The emergency operations plan shall be shared with local law enforcement, fire protection services, and emergency management.

The act adds charter school governing boards to a provision requiring the review of the use of school resources pursuant to emergency operations plans within 30 days of authorization or as soon as reasonably possible.

The governing board of each school district and charter school shall ensure the completion of a physical security site assessment at each facility annually.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall develop standards for emergency operations plans and ensure compliance with the adoption of these plans annually. DESE shall also develop standards for the annual physical security site assessments using nationally accepted methodology and shall ensure compliance with the completion of these assessments annually.

This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), and in HB 416 (2025).

CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS (Section 160.482)

For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, this act requires every public school and charter school to develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on a school campus.

Members of each public school and charter school's administration shall coordinate with local emergency services providers to integrate the school's cardiac emergency response plan into the local emergency services providers' protocols. A cardiac emergency response plan shall integrate evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart Association guidelines, Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam's Memory), or another set of nationally recognized, evidence-based standards or core elements.

The act outlines certain guidelines that a cardiac emergency response plan shall integrate, including the establishment of a cardiac emergency response team, the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the school campus, and the registration of AEDs with the Missouri 911 Service Board. Appropriate AED placement shall be dictated by the cardiac emergency response plan and in accordance with guidelines set by the American Heart Association or nationally recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care.

For schools with an athletic department or organized school athletic program, an AED shall be clearly marked and easily accessible in an unlocked location at each athletic venue and event. The AED shall be accessible during the school day and any school-sponsored athletic event or team practice. It is recommended, to the extent possible, that the governing body of a public school or charter school shall make the best effort possible to ensure that the AED placement described in the act is accessible within three minutes of cardiac arrest.

Appropriate school personnel shall be certified in first aid, CPR, and AED use, as provided in the act. The school personnel required to be trained shall be determined by the cardiac emergency response plan and shall include, but shall not be limited to, athletic coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers.

This provision shall not be construed to create a cause of action against any school district, charter school, or any personnel of a school district or charter school.

This provision is identical to SS/SCS/SBs 166 & 266 (2025) and a provision in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), is substantially similar to a provision in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), and is similar to SCS/SBs 1032 & 1081 (2024) and to provisions in HB 416 (2025) and in HB 1991 (2024).

SCHOOL SAFETY COORDINATORS (Section 160.660)

The act requires school districts to designate a primary and secondary school safety coordinator, rather than one designated safety coordinator. Each school district shall ensure that school safety coordinators complete specific training within one year of being appointed. The training options include certain courses offered by the Federal Emergency Management Administration or the Missouri School Boards' Association's Center for Education Safety.

This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), HB 416 (2025), and in HCS/HB 1946 (2024).

SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES (Section 160.663)

The act requires school districts and charter schools to install anti-intruder door locks on interior doors and bullet-resistant window film on the glass of exterior doors or entryways, subject to appropriation. All new doors installed after August 28, 2025, shall include these security features, and all existing doors shall be equipped with these features by July 1, 2029. School districts and charter schools may receive donations of anti-intruder locks and bullet-resistant window film or accept donations of funds to purchase such items.

School districts and charter schools may also implement master key boxes containing the necessary keys and access tools for fire protection and law enforcement agencies to gain access to school entryways.

Additionally, school districts and charter schools shall develop policies to control building access prior to, or in conjunction with, installing anti-intruder door locks and bullet-resistant window film. Such policies shall control access to individual classrooms and ensure classroom doors with windows have materials that provide concealment during lockdowns while allowing limited visibility for first responders.

This provision is similar to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), HB 416 (2025), and in HCS/HB 1946 (2024).

DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 160.665)

Under this act, any employee of a school district or charter school, rather than only teachers and administrators in school districts, may be designated as school protection officers.

The act adds sprays emitting a projectile to the list of self-defense devices that may be carried by a school protection officer.

If an employee requests to be designated as a school protection officer, the school board of the school district or governing board of the charter school shall promptly hold a public hearing and determine by a vote at the hearing whether to allow such designation, rather than only holding a public hearing on the subject. The school board or governing board shall also hold a closed meeting and determine by a vote at the closed meeting whether to authorize the designated school protection officer to carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray device, regardless of whether the employee specifically requested authorization to carry a concealed firearm or self-defense spray device in his or her request for designation as a school protection officer.

Each school board of a school district and governing board of a charter school shall hold a public hearing on whether to implement a school protection officer program and determine by a vote at the hearing whether to implement such a program. Any school board or governing board that approves a school protection officer program shall notify all employees of the school district or charter school of the program and the option to request designation as a school protection officer.

This provision is identical to a provision in SB 792 (2025) and similar to a provision in HB 2662 (2018).

BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENTS AND PERSONAL SAFETY PLANS (Sections 167.020 and 167.022)

The act adds behavioral threat assessments and personal safety plans, as defined in the act, to the records to be requested by school officials when enrolling a pupil.

These provisions are identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025) and similar to provisions in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), HB 416 (2025), and in HCS/HB 1946 (2024).

JUVENILE COURT (Section 167.115)

Currently, a school district shall be notified if a petition is filed against a student in juvenile court with specific allegations. Under this act, a school district shall also be notified if a charge or indictment is filed against a student. The act adds the local prosecutor to the list of individuals required to notify the school district. Notice shall be given within 24 hours following the filing of the charge, indictment, or petition, and a summary of facts shall be provided to the superintendent of the school district no later than two business days, rather than five days, following the case disposition.

Additionally, the act authorizes school districts to request an injunction to exclude students from educational services if there is a substantial likelihood of danger to the safety of other students or employees in the school district. The information reported to the school district may be used to provide an alternative environment for the student's educational services.

This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), HB 416 (2025), and in HCS/HB 1946 (2024).

AGREEMENTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT (Section 167.117)

The act authorizes school districts and charter schools to enter into written agreements with law enforcement on reporting procedures for certain criminal offenses specified in the act. These procedures may authorize the reporting of offenses committed by students under 11 years of age to the Children's Division within the Department of Social Services, rather than law enforcement.

This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025) and in HB 416 (2025).

ZERO-TOLERANCE DISCIPLINARY POLICIES (Section 167.167)

This act requires school districts to prohibit, in name and practice, any zero-tolerance disciplinary policy that results in an automatic consequence against a pupil without the discretion to modify such disciplinary consequence on a case-by-case basis.

This provision is identical to HB 454 (2025) and provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HCS/HB 607 (2025), HCS/HBs 408, 306 & 854 (2025), and in HCS/HB 712 (2025).

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (Section 167.624)

Currently, school districts are authorized to develop and implement a program to train students and employees on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other lifesaving methods. This act requires school districts and charter schools to provide such training for all school district and charter school employees.

This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), HB 416 (2025), and in HCS/HB 1946 (2024).

ACTIVE SHOOTER AND INTRUDER RESPONSE TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

(Section 170.315)

The act modifies provisions of the Active Shooter and Intruder Response Training for Schools Program (ASIRT).

By July 1, 2026, each school district and charter school shall train teachers and employees on how to respond to students who provide information about a threatening situation and how to address situations where there is a potentially dangerous or armed intruder in the school. ASIRT training shall, rather than "may", include information and techniques on how to address situations where an active shooter is present in the school or on the property.

Each school district and charter school shall, rather than "may", conduct ASIRT training annually. If no formal training has previously occurred, the length of the training may be "up to" eight hours, rather than eight hours. The length of annual continuing training may be "up to" four hours, rather than four hours.

All school employees shall participate in an active shooter and intruder response drill led by current or retired commissioned law enforcement professionals.

This provision is identical to a provision in SB 792 (2025).

TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 590.205)

The act provides that the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall allow private companies to serve as training centers and operate training programs for school protection officers. Additionally, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission shall establish requirements for the continuing education of all school protection officers. All school protection officers shall annually receive 20 hours of firearms skill development training. Additionally, at least twice per year, all school protection officers shall participate in a joint training on school protection with a local law enforcement agency.

This provision is identical to a provision in SB 792 (2025).

OLIVIA SHANNON