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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB1500                                                  AED              7


Senator(s) Galvano moved the following amendment:

Section: 02              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 024             Provides clarifying language for the Safe Schools 
                         Security Assessments initiative.
Spec App:  102A

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
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        EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Public Schools, Division Of
        Program: State Grants/K-12 Program - Non 
        FEFP  48250400

        In Section 02  On Page 024
102A    Special Categories  104026
        Grants And Aids - Strategic Statewide                
        Initiatives  IOEB

Following Specific Appropriation 102A, DELETE:

Funds   in   Specific  Appropriation  102A  for  Safe  Schools  Security
Assessments shall be provided to the Department of Education to contract
with  a  security  consulting firm to conduct independent assessments of
safety and security systems and procedures at each public school site in
the  state.  The department shall issue a request for proposals (RFP) to
procure  assessment   services  from  a  security  consulting  firm with
experience in conducting security assessments of educational facilities.
At  a  minimum,  the  assessments must address the following issues: (1)
school  emergency  and crisis preparedness planning; (2) security, crime
and  violence  prevention policies and procedures; (3) physical security
measures;   (4)   professional   development   training  needs;  (5)  an
examination  of  support  service roles in  school safety, security, and
emergency  planning;   (6)  school  security and school police staffing,
operational  practices,  and  related services; and (7) school-community
collaboration   on   school  safety.   The  selected  firm  must  submit
assessment  findings  and  recommendations  in  a written report to  the

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Department  of  Education  and school and district officials.  The final
report must identify the positive school safety measures in place at the
time of the assessment, as well as the areas for continued school safety
planning and improvement.

AND INSERT:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 102A for Safe Schools Security 
Assessments shall be provided to the Department of Education (DOE) to 
contract with a security consulting firm to provide a risk assessment 
tool for conducting security assessments for use by school officials at 
each public school site in the state.  Such a tool should be able to 
help school officials to identify threats, vulnerabilities and 
appropriate safety controls for the schools that they supervise. The 
department shall issue a request for proposals (RFP) to procure the 
assessment tool from a consulting firm that specializes in development 
of risk assessment software solutions with experience in conducting 
security assessments of public facilities.   At a minimum, the 
assessments must address the following issues: (1) school emergency and 
crisis preparedness planning; (2) security, crime and violence 
prevention policies and procedures; (3) physical security measures; (4) 
professional development training needs; (5) an examination of support 
service roles in school safety, security, and emergency planning;  (6) 
school security and school police staffing, operational practices, and 
related services; (7) school-community collaboration on school safety; 
and (8) return on investment analysis (ROI) of the recommended physical 
security controls.  The selected software solution must be able to 
generate written automated reports on assessment findings for review by 
the DOE and school and district officials.  The final report must 
identify the positive school safety measures in place at the time of the 
assessment, as well as the areas for continued school safety planning 
and improvement. Additionally, the selected firm should be able to 
provide training to the DOE and school officials in the use of the 
assessment tool.

















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