Bill > HB1398

This bill establishes the Office of School Safety within the Department of Homeland Security to serve as a central repository for school safety best practices, guidelines, and compliance oversight. The office will be responsible for establishing training standards, developing guidelines for emergency response protocols, monitoring school safety legislation implementation, and providing support to county school safety commissions. Key provisions include creating a multi-disciplinary threat assessment team for each school to evaluate potential safety threats, requiring schools to develop comprehensive safety plans, and establishing a process for reviewing and addressing potential risks. The bill repeals the existing Division of School Building Physical Security and Safety within the Department of Education and transfers its responsibilities to the new Office of School Safety. The office will have broad powers to review school safety plans, conduct onsite safety reviews, provide guidance to schools, and investigate failures in incident responses. It will also maintain a public website with safety guidelines and other relevant information, and work to integrate lessons learned from school safety incidents across the country into training and policy development.

Military Affairs and Security

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1398/details