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SB 25-027 CO
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Trauma-Informed School Safety Practices

CO · session 2025A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Jun 3, 2025) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Summary

On or before September 1, 2025, the act requires the office of school safety (office) to convene and oversee a work group to develop best practices for the use of trauma-informed practices to conduct school safety drills. The act requires the work group to convene its first meeting no later than 56 days after the office receives $50,000 of gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of the work group or receives an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000 as part of a public-private partnership agreement. No later than one year and one month after the office receives $50,000 of gifts, grants, or donations or receives an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000, the act requires the work group to develop recommendations to support schools in training school personnel on the use of trauma-informed practices in conducting school safety drills, how to best conduct school safety drills in a trauma-informed manner, and how to best respond to a school safety incident. The act requires that the work group be entirely funded by gifts, grants, and donations, including in-kind donations as part of a public-private partnership agreement. If by June 30, 2027, the work group has not received $50,000 in gifts, grants, or donations or an in-kind donation with a value of $50,000 as part of a public-private partnership agreement, the state treasurer must transfer any money received for purposes of the work group to the state education fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

28 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (17)

  1. Jun 3, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 8, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 8, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. May 8, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. May 6, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. May 5, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. May 3, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  8. May 3, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  9. Apr 29, 2025 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
  10. Apr 24, 2025 House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Finance · lower
  11. Apr 17, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
  12. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  13. Apr 16, 2025 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
  14. Apr 15, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  15. Apr 11, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  16. Feb 5, 2025 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
  17. Jan 8, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper

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