Bill Summary

SB 1470 School Safety (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Burgess  CS Sponsors: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
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Summary
School Safety; Requiring a sheriff to establish a school guardian program if a school board contracts for the use of security guards; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring the Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Management Services, to identify a centralized system for use by all public safety answering point infrastructure; requiring that a person who serves as a school security guard be approved by the sheriff, etc. APPROPRIATION: $450,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Education Pre-K - 12
   S Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
02/26/25
SENATE
Filed
02/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
03/06/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 K
03/11/25
SENATE
Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
03/19/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 S
03/24/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/26/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/28/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 S
04/02/25
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/02/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/03/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
04/09/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (777016); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/09/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/09/25
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In Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
1470
Filed on 02/26/25
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Amendment 220728 LF
Burgess
Filed on 03/21/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 162312 AA
Burgess
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 485440 AA
Burgess
Filed on 03/24/25
Withdrawn
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Amendment 698062 AA
Burgess
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by CS
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1470C1
Filed on 03/26/25
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Amendment 777016
Burgess
Filed on 04/08/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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1470E1
Filed on 04/09/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
30.15
1001.212
1006.07
1006.12
1006.121
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