SB 19-179 Summary

• Moves the application deadline for the Enhance School Safety Incident Response Grant Program from October 1 to September 1 each year

• Moves the grant award deadline from December 1 to November 1 each year, with grant distributions required within thirty days of the award

• Appropriates $1,150,000 to the Department of Public Safety, Office of Preparedness for the 2019-20 fiscal year, funded through the School Safety Resource Center Cash Fund

• Permits the Office of Preparedness to use the appropriation for program administration costs

• Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety