CS for SB 7026, 2nd Engrossed - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act

• Establishes the Office of Safe Schools within the Department of Education to oversee school safety, security assessments, and professional development; creates the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission to investigate system failures related to the shooting and prior mass violence incidents.

• Creates "Risk Protection Orders" allowing law enforcement to petition courts to temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals posing significant danger to themselves or others, with procedures for seizure, storage, and return of firearms and ammunition.

• Prohibits purchase of firearms by persons under 21 years old (with limited exceptions for law enforcement and military), increases waiting periods for firearm purchases to the later of 3 days excluding weekends/holidays or completion of records checks, and bans bump-fire stocks as felony offenses.

• Requires school districts to establish threat assessment teams at each school, designate school safety specialists, conduct security risk assessments, implement mental health intervention programs, and establish or assign safe-school officers including school resource officers and school guardians.

• Appropriates over $300 million in recurring and nonrecurring funds for 2018-2019 to support mental health services, school resource officer hiring, security improvements, youth mental health training, and community action treatment teams.