HJR204 Summary

• Encourages the Alabama Department of Education and Alabama Department of Homeland Security to create an active shooter preparation course for use in all public schools in Alabama.

• Directs these departments to collaborate with education, law enforcement, and emergency management entities in developing the course.

• Encourages coordination with local law enforcement officials and emergency management directors to provide training for school personnel on an annual basis.

• Urges all local school safety plans to include an active shooter intrusion component and incorporate this training into those plans.

• Resolution references the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 20 students and six school personnel as motivation for school safety preparedness.