CT HB05564

Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection must study the feasibility of establishing an anonymous student safety hotline for K-12 students that receives phone calls and text messages about school safety concerns, and submit findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 2015

Local and regional boards of education that have not previously had their safe school climate plans approved must submit them to the Department of Education for review and approval by September 1, 2014

Department of Education must approve or reject each submitted safe school climate plan within 30 calendar days; rejected plans must be redeveloped and resubmitted within 30 days, and if rejected a second time, the district must adopt a model plan developed by the department

Department of Education must publish all approved safe school climate plans on its website, along with lists of districts with approved plans and districts whose plans were rejected and are pending resubmission

Department of Education must develop or recommend model safe school climate plans and disseminate grade-level appropriate school climate assessment instruments that include anonymous student surveys with uniform questions, with annual reporting to the General Assembly on bullying data, district responses, and student survey results