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This bill establishes the Mississippi School Risk Management Task Force, a group tasked with continuously studying and improving risk management within school environments and implementing best practices for prevention and response. The task force will assess school districts' needs, review existing emergency plans to ensure they cover disaster scenarios, recommend best practices for emergency response including drills, determine the feasibility of risk management strategies for various school types, review existing resources and explore ways to increase them through partnerships and grants like the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, develop plans for implementing emergency action plans and safe rooms in new school construction, oversee the implementation of these strategies by recommending an agency for monitoring, and propose changes to state and local laws and policies. The task force will consist of 27 members, including representatives from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the State Department of Education, legislative committee chairmen, the State Department of Health, the Governor's office, the Attorney General, county emergency managers, school superintendents, school board associations, school resource officers, parents, and the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents. Members will be appointed within 30 days of the bill's passage, with vacancies filled promptly, and the task force will hold its first meeting within 60 days. Members will receive per diem and travel expense reimbursement for their service, and the task force is required to submit an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by December 1 each year.

Education

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