H.B. No. 0230

School safety and security.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Winters, Byrd, Freeman, Gingery and Harshman and Senator(s) Anderson, JD (SD02), Dockstader and Hicks

 

AN ACT relating to school safety and security; establishing supplemental financial assistance available to school districts for school resource officers for protection and safety of schools; specifying eligibility for and distribution of assistance and granting rulemaking authority for program administration; establishing a task force through the department of education addressing school safety and security planning; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/22/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/23/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/24/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/25/2013   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Connolly, Freeman, Hunt, Northrup, Patton, Piiparinen, Sommers and Teeters

Nays:  Representative(s) Paxton

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2013   H Placed on General File

1/25/2013   H Rereferred to H02

1/30/2013   H02 Returned With Recommendations

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burkhart, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Stubson and Wallis

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0230HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6           Delete "directing the school".

Page 1-lines 7 and 8    Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 9           Delete the line through "needs;".

Page 6-line 14 through Page 8-line 3      Delete entirely. 

Page 8-line 5           Delete "Section 4." insert "Section 3.".  TEETERS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0230HS002/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 7           After "." insert "The amount received under this subsection shall also be reduced by all federal funds received by the school district for the purpose of funding salaries for school resource officers.".

Page 6-line 7           After "June 30, 2014," delete balance of line and insert "two million three hundred thousand dollars ($2,300,000.00)".

Page 6-line 7           Delete "thousand dollars ($5,500,000.00)".  HARSHMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0230HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6           After ";" insert "establishing a task force through the department of education addressing school safety and security planning;".

Page 8-After line 3 insert and renumber:

"Section 3.

(a)  The governor's office shall appoint a task force comprised of representatives of a variety of agencies including school district personnel, department of education employees, local fire and law enforcement, department of health, department of homeland security and school facilities department to develop guidelines and protocols for the safety and security of students and staff within school buildings.  The task force shall provide common components of school safety and security plans which include but are not limited to:

(i)  Identification of building crisis teams and provision of continual plan updating, including regular and periodic testing and scheduled safety drills;

(ii)  Establishment of evacuation routes, on-site safe areas within the building, off-site shelters, communication methods and protocols, identification of and access to supplies and equipment to assist staff in a crisis and identification and location of school plans, facility information and keys;

(iii)  Mechanisms for fully informing teachers and staff of student risk behaviors that directly affect school safety and security;

(iii)  Training programs for teachers and staff on the school safety and security plan and the reporting of unusual behavior to school leaders and proper authorities for each school building;

(iv)  Training programs for teachers and staff on positive and proactive actions necessary to address students displaying risky behavior and techniques for meeting with parents regarding risky behavior and building positive school environments;

(v)  Protocols and actions for maintaining control of building access during the time schools are in operation;

(vi)  Mechanisms and procedures for the conduct of periodic safety and security audits in consultation with school resource officers and law enforcement agencies.

(b)  The task force appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall assemble recommendations in sufficient time for use by the department of education in conducting workshops and other programs during school year 2013‑2014 pertaining to school district safety and security planning and other activities. 

(c)  There is appropriated thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) from the general fund to the governor's office.  This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2014.  This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of funding mileage authorized for task force members who are not state employees.  Task force members shall be entitled to receive mileage at the rate authorized state employees in W.S. 9‑3‑103. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2014.  This appropriation shall not be included in the office's 2015-2016 standard biennial budget request.".  FREEMAN

 

1/31/2013   H Passed CoW

2/1/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0230H3001/FAILED

Delete the second standing committee amendment (HB0230HS002/A) entirely.  WINTERS, GINGERY

 

2/4/2013    H Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Kirkbride, Larsen, Lockhart, Northrup, Petroff, Sommers, Stubson, Throne, Wilson and Winters

Nays:  Representative(s) Berger, Blikre, Burkhart, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Halverson, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Teeters, Walters, Watt, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Wallis

Ayes 27    Nays 32    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2013    H Reconsidered

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Blake, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, McKim, Moniz, Northrup, Petroff, Piiparinen, Sommers, Stubson, Throne, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blevins, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Miller, Nicholas, B., Patton, Paxton, Reeder, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis, Walters and Watt

Ayes 35    Nays 25    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2013    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Petroff, Piiparinen, Sommers, Stubson, Throne, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Berger, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Miller, Patton, Paxton, Reeder, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis, Walters, Watt and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 38    Nays 22    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/6/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/15/2013   S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Coe, Landen and Rothfuss

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/15/2013   S Placed on General File

2/15/2013   S Rereferred to S02

2/21/2013   S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Dockstader, Hastert and Perkins

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2013   S Placed on General File

2/22/2013   S Did Not Consider in COW