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This bill, the "Mississippi Safe Schools Information-Sharing Act of 2026," establishes a secure statewide online system called a "portal" to track and share student safety risk assessments, which are documented evaluations of a student's behavior or circumstances that suggest a potential risk of harm. This portal will be managed by the State Department of Education and will coordinate with the juvenile court system to facilitate secure information exchange, though it will not store clinical diagnoses or detailed medical records. School districts must ensure that an entry indicating a risk assessment has occurred is entered into the portal within 48 hours, and only designated school officials ("authorized district users") will have access to student-specific information for purposes of student safety planning, intervention, and continuity of services. The bill also mandates Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) training for certain school district leaders and requires local law enforcement to notify a juvenile's school district of a felony arrest within 24 hours, with the option to transmit this information through the portal. All information within the portal is considered confidential and exempt from public records laws, with strict limitations on its use and disclosure.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2518.xml