Kentucky HB 777: AN ACT relating to school mapping.

Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to school mapping. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 158.442 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The General Assembly hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for School 4
Safety. The center's mission shall be to serve as the central point for data analysis; 5
research; dissemination of information about successful school safety and school 6
security programs, best practices, training standards, research results, and new 7
programs; and, in collaboration with the Department of Education and others, to 8
provide technical assistance for safe schools. 9
(2) To fulfill its mission, the Center for School Safety shall: 10
(a) Establish a clearinghouse for information and materials concerning school 11
violence prevention; 12
(b) Provide program development and implementation expertise and technical 13
support to schools, law enforcement agencies, and communities, which may 14
include coordinating training for administrators, teachers, students, parents, 15
and other community representatives; 16
(c) Analyze the data collected in compliance with KRS 158.444; 17
(d) Research and evaluate school safety programs so schools and communities are 18
better able to address their specific needs; 19
(e) Administer a school safety grant program for local districts as directed by the 20
General Assembly; 21
(f) Promote the formation of interagency efforts to address discipline and safety 22
issues within communities throughout the state in collaboration with other 23
postsecondary education institutions and with local juvenile delinquency 24
prevention councils; 25
(g) Prepare and disseminate information regarding best practices in creating safe 26
and effective schools; 27

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(h) Advise the Kentucky Board of Education on administrative policies and 1
administrative regulations relating to school safety and security; 2
(i) By July 1 of each year, provide an annual report to the Governor, the 3
Kentucky Board of Education, and the Interim Joint Committee on Education 4
regarding the status of school safety in Kentucky, including the number and 5
placement of school resource officers working in school districts in Kentucky 6
and the source of funding and method of employment for each position in 7
accordance with KRS 158.4414; 8
(j) Develop and implement a school safety coordinator training program based on 9
national and state best practices in collaboration with the Kentucky 10
Department of Education for school safety coordinators appointed pursuant to 11
KRS 158.4412. The training shall be approved by the board of directors of the 12
Center for School Safety and include instruction on at least the following: 13
1. Policies and procedures for conducting emergency response drills using 14
an all-hazards approach including hostage and active shooter situations; 15
2. Identification and response to threats to school safety and security; and 16
3. Preparing for, conducting, and reviewing school security risk 17
assessments in accordance with KRS 158.4410; 18
(k) Develop and implement a system to provide certification to school districts 19
that the center has verified that: 20
1. A potential Kentucky guardian, as defined in KRS 158.4431, has met all 21
of the requirements of KRS 158.4431(3) and 22
2. Individuals employed as guardians meet the requirements of KRS 23
158.4431(4) and (5), as necessary; 24
(l) If funds are available, employ an individual whose job responsibilities include 25
oversight of the guardian program, including but not limited to: 26
1. The requirements of paragraph (k) of this subsection; and 27

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2. The creation of model policy to be used by local boards of education 1
when adopting the policies in KRS 158.4431(8); and 2
(m) [Administer and oversee the School Mapping Data Program established 3
pursuant to KRS 158.4433; and 4
(n) ]Award a school safety coordinator certificate of completion to a school safety 5
coordinator upon satisfactory completion of the training program. 6
(3) The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of 7
fifteen (15) members. Members shall consist of: 8
(a) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Education; 9
(b) The secretary or a designee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; 10
(c) The commissioner or a designee of the Department for Behavioral Health, 11
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities; 12
(d) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Kentucky State Police; 13
(e) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Criminal Justice 14
Training; 15
(f) The executive director or a designee of the Kentucky Office of Homeland 16
Security; 17
(g) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor