MS HB332

Requires all public school boards to prepare comprehensive school safety plans addressing natural disasters, hazardous materials accidents, active shooter incidents, forceful intrusions, hostage situations, and acts of terrorism, with input from students, parents, teachers, community leaders, and local law enforcement.

Mandates schools conduct a minimum of one emergency law enforcement drill per semester addressing active shooter incidents, forceful intrusions, hostage situations, or terroristic threats, with drills required within 30 days of the first day of school year.

Establishes Mississippi Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency responsibility to provide training and technical assistance to public and private school districts in emergency management, crisis response team development, site surveys, and safe school planning.

Requires school safety plans to include five minimum strategy areas: staff training on violence prevention and threat assessment, evaluation of security measures, emergency preparedness exercises, partnerships with public safety officials, and enhanced crisis communications plans.

Creates "Extreme Emergency Evacuation Guidelines" policy component addressing roles and responsibilities of emergency responders, incident command systems, interagency communication, resource identification, tactical deployment, and emergency treatment protocols for active shooter and terroristic threat incidents.