Senate Bill 250 Summary

• Creates the School Safety Fund to provide grants to public, charter, and private schools for safety projects included in their comprehensive school safety plans.

• Authorizes the Secretaries of Education and Safety and Homeland Security to jointly award funds for detection equipment that screens individuals entering schools for deadly weapons and dangerous items.

• Requires schools to screen book bags and other containers or packages brought into school facilities.

• Establishes eligibility requirements including submission of an application, selection of a vendor for the safety project, and compliance with any additional requirements approved by the two secretaries.

• Appropriates $10 million in Fiscal Year 2019 to the School Safety Fund, with unencumbered funds allowed to carry over beyond June 30 of each year rather than revert to the General Fund.