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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 207 2023 Regular Session Milligan
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SCHOOLS. Creates the School Safety Act of 2023. (gov sig)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Make technical changes.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
DIGEST
SB 207 Re-Reengrossed 2023 Regular Session Milligan
Present law provides for each school to have a school crisis management and response plan.
Requires an annual safety drill at the beginning of each school year and provides for items
to be addressed in each plan.
Proposed law provides additional definitions, requires at least one additional safety drill to
be conducted during high traffic or transition points during the school day, and provides
additional items to be included in the plan. Further, requires a district threat assessment team
to be created and provides for the team to have input into the creation and revision of the
plan.
Proposed law provides for bleeding control kits to be placed in easily accessible locations
within each school and for the principal to designate employees to be trained on the use of
bleeding control kits and traumatic injury response. Further provides immunity from criminal
and civil liability for the administration of aid to a traumatic injury, unless personal injury
results from the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct in the administration of
aid.
Proposed law provides that the placement of the bleeding control kits in each school and the
proper training of employees to use the bleeding control kits shall be subject to the
appropriation of funds by the legislature.
Present law provides for each public school principal to provide in-service training relative
to the crisis management and response plan.
Proposed law requires the in-service training to include an active shooter scenario and to be
reported to the local superintendent and the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE).
Present law requires a copy of the plan to provided to certain agencies.
Proposed law retains present law and requires a copy of the plan to be provided to the LDOE
and the Center for Safe Schools.
Proposed law requires LDOE to review national awareness campaigns relative to response
to traumatic injuries and use of a bleeding control kit and develop and offer annual training,
or provide updated links to training, on response to traumatic injuries and use of a bleeding
control kit.
Proposed law provides for the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to
develop rules relative to bleeding control kits, including the minimum items required in a kit,
the inspection and restocking of a kit, and how often designated employees shall be trained.
Present law provides for the Louisiana Commission on School and Nonprofit Safety within
the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP). HASBSB207 MCCLOUDT 2912
Proposed law adds members and duties to the commission.
Proposed law establishes the Center for Safe Schools within GOHSEP, for which the
commission shall provide oversight. Further provides that GOHSEP shall adopt regulations
and rules for the commission and the center pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act
and provides oversight of those rules to legislative committees on education.
Proposed law provides for the duties of the center and annual reporting requirements.
Proposed law requires the center to develop, by December 1, 2023, a statewide panic
emergency notification system and an anonymous reporting system. Further requires each
public school board to implement the use of a panic emergency notification system and
anonymous reporting system by April 1, 2024, and report the systems implemented to BESE
and the Center by May 1, 2024.
Proposed law provides the law shall be known as "The School Safety Act of 2023".
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 17:416.16(A), (B), (C)(1), (D), (E), (F), (H), and (I) and R.S. 29:726.5; adds
R.S. 17:416.16(G)(4) and (5) and R.S. 29:726.5.1)
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Michael Bell
Chief Legislative Researcher