1|ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT | | TO | 2|ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 100 By: Pemberton, Garvin, Weaver, | | Bullard, Pederson, and | 3| Rogers of the Senate | | | 4| and | | | 5| Lowe (Dick) of the House | | | 6| | | | 7| | | | 8| An Act relating to schools; requiring school | | districts to undergo certain assessment by certain | 9| date; requiring the assessment to include certain | | recommendations; providing certain exemption; | 10| directing school districts in certain coordination to | | conduct re-assessments; providing for codification; | 11| providing an effective date; and declaring an | | emergency. | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15|AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Maynard, Provenzano, | | Dollens, Wallace, Randleman, Ford, McDugle, West (Tammy), | 16| Hasenbeck, Baker, Sterling, Boles, Waldron, and Schreiber | | | 17|AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill | | and insert: | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| "[ school security - exemption - Oklahoma School | | | 21| Security Grant Program Act - effective date | | | 22| emergency ] | | | 23| | | | 24|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:| | | Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 2|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-148.1 of Title 70, unless | | | 3|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 4| A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, by | | | 5|July 1, 2026, each school district in this state shall undergo a | | | 6|risk and vulnerability assessment conducted by the Oklahoma School | | | 7|Security Institute or a nationally qualified risk and vulnerability | | | 8|assessor. The assessment shall include recommendations to increase | | | 9|security on school district property. | | | 10| B. A school district that completed a risk and vulnerability | | | 11|assessment conducted by the Oklahoma School Security Institute or a | | | 12|nationally qualified risk and vulnerability assessor in the two (2) | | | 13|years prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from | | | 14|the provisions of subsection A of this section. | | | 15| C. After an initial risk and vulnerability assessment is | | | 16|conducted, school districts shall conduct re-assessments every five | | | 17|(5) years. | | | 18| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 51.2b, as | | | 19|amended by Section 5, Chapter 302, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2022, | | | 20|Section 51.2b), is amended to read as follows: | | | 21| Section 51.2b A. This section shall be known and may be cited | | | 22|as the "Oklahoma School Security Grant Program Act". | | | 23| B. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management shall | | | 24|solicit proposals for and make grants for the enhancement of campus | | | Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|security at institutions of higher learning, technology center |
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2|schools, public schools, and private schools. |
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3| C. The goals and objectives of the Oklahoma School Security |
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4|Grant Program are to: |
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5| 1. Increase the awareness of the public and educational |
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6|institutions of the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities of school |
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7|campuses as well as mitigation strategies; |
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8| 2. Incentivize participation in school security training |
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9|programs designed to assess campus risks, threats, and |
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10|vulnerabilities; |
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11| 3. Provide assistance to institutions of higher learning, |
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12|technology center schools, public schools, and private schools |
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13|initiating or implementing school security plans, programs, and |
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14|activities; and |
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15| 4. Build upon the success of the pilot Education Grant Program |
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16|established by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security. |
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17| D. The Department shall determine grant project criteria and |
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18|establish a process for the consideration of proposals. The |
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19|proposals shall be considered on a statewide competitive basis among |
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20|peer institutions. To be eligible for an Oklahoma School Security |
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21|Grant Program award, an institution of higher learning, technology |
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22|center school, public school, or private school shall: |
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1| 1. Complete a risk and vulnerability assessment conducted by |
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2|the Oklahoma School Security Institute or a nationally qualified |
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3|risk and vulnerability assessor; and |
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4| 2. Agree to expend grant funds on items recommended by the risk |
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5|and vulnerability assessment and/or to provide de-escalation and |
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6|behavioral threat assessment and management training to employees. |
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7|Recommended items eligible for grant fund expenditures may include, |
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8|but shall not be limited to, physical security enhancements such as |
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9|cameras, gates, lighting, locks, doors, windows, security |
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10|geofencing, and ballistic storm shelters. |
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11| E. On or before January 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the |
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12|Department shall prepare an annual report on the Oklahoma School |
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13|Security Grant Program and submit the report to the Governor, the |
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14|President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker |
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15|of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The report shall include |
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16|a list of the recipients of Oklahoma School Security Grant Program |
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17|awards and information on how grant funds were used during the |
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18|previous year. |
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19| SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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20| SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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21|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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22|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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23|be in full force from and after its passage and approval." |
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| Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of April, 2023. |
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