HB 5826 Summary

• Requires school boards that report incidents to law enforcement to share that information with the receiving school when a pupil transfers to another school.

• Mandates state officials (superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, and state police director) to develop a statewide school safety information policy identifying reportable incidents and procedures for law enforcement notification.

• Requires school districts to report reportable incidents to appropriate law enforcement agencies and prosecutors according to the statewide policy.

• Establishes protocols for initial notification, law enforcement response procedures, school official involvement, and parent notification when minors are interviewed by law enforcement as victims or witnesses.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment.