MA S387

School resource officers and special service officers prohibited from serving as school disciplinarians, enforcing school regulations, or replacing licensed mental health professionals, and may not use police powers for non-violent disruptive behavior

SRO involvement limited to conduct posing substantial physical harm, willful/malicious property damage, or theft of substantial value; officers must use de-escalation and anti-bias techniques

Superintendents must report annually by July 16 to DESE and school committees on SRO costs, mental health support budgets, and disaggregated data on school-based arrests, citations, searches, court referrals, and law enforcement database entries

Creates one- or two-year grants for schools to transition to "holistic school health and safety practices" including restorative justice, advisory groups, and community-based conflict de-escalation staff

Grant recipients cannot use funds for metal detectors, weapons, surveillance technology, or security personnel, and must phase out school-based security staff by the second year of the grant