House Bill 528 Summary

• Requires school districts to develop a school safety plan for each school and meet annually with emergency first responders to update plans and discuss emergency exercises and operations.

• Mandates cross-checking of all contractors and persons with irregular student contact against the statewide sex offender register to maintain a safe school environment.

• Allocates 50% of tobacco tax revenue collected to the public school income fund for school safety improvements and substance abuse prevention programs in public schools.

• Directs $250,000 annually from tobacco tax revenue to the Idaho state police for toxicology lab capacity to test drugs in juvenile cases, with any excess funds returned to the public school income fund for substance abuse programs.

• Allocates $80,000 annually from tobacco tax revenue to the commission on Hispanic affairs for substance abuse prevention efforts in collaboration with the state department of education.