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This bill establishes a School Safety Center within the Department of Education to enhance school safety across Arizona by identifying best practices, providing statewide training for school safety personnel, administering the existing school safety program, and offering technical assistance to schools for developing safety program proposals and emergency response plans. The bill also creates a School Safety Center Council, comprised of various stakeholders including law enforcement, education officials, and mental health professionals, to support the center's work. Key changes include shifting administrative responsibilities for the school safety program from the Department of Education directly to the new School Safety Center, which will now handle grant applications, program monitoring, and the distribution of funds for initiatives like placing school resource officers, counselors, or social workers on campuses, as well as purchasing safety technology and improving infrastructure. The bill also clarifies that school building blueprints and floor plans are not public records, exempting them from disclosure laws.

Education

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83792