SB 1700 MO
SB 1700 - On or before July 1, 2028, this act requires each school district and charter school to install at least one "master key box", as such term is defined in current law, at each school. Each master key box shall be installed at an appropriate location to permit law enforcement officers emergency access to each building and room on school grounds. The school district or charter school shall determine the precise location of each master key box after consultation with local law enforcement agencies, and shall provide local law enforcement agencies with a key or access code that permits access to the contents of the master key box. Each master key box shall contain certain items specified in the act, such as keys to each building and room on school grounds and accurate maps labeling access points, locations of critical emergency response aids, and the areas around each building. The contents of a master key box and the information contained therein shall not be a public record and shall not be made available for public examination. An employee of a school district or charter school is immune from civil liability for damages arising out of the installation and use of master key boxes unless the employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith. This act is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 3174 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON
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Summary
This act requires each school district and charter school to install at least one master key box at each school by July 1, 2028, to provide law enforcement emergency access to school buildings and rooms. The school district or charter school shall determine the location of each master key box after consulting with local law enforcement, and shall provide law enforcement with a key or access code. Each master key box must contain keys to all school buildings and rooms, along with maps identifying access points, emergency response aid locations, and surrounding areas. The contents of the master key box are not public records and shall not be made available for public examination. School employees are protected from civil liability for installation and use of master key boxes unless they acted with gross negligence or bad faith.
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Official abstract
SB 1700 - On or before July 1, 2028, this act requires each school district and charter school to install at least one "master key box", as such term is defined in current law, at each school. Each master key box shall be installed at an appropriate location to permit law enforcement officers emergency access to each building and room on school grounds. The school district or charter school shall determine the precise location of each master key box after consultation with local law enforcement agencies, and shall provide local law enforcement agencies with a key or access code that permits access to the contents of the master key box. Each master key box shall contain certain items specified in the act, such as keys to each building and room on school grounds and accurate maps labeling access points, locations of critical emergency response aids, and the areas around each building. The contents of a master key box and the information contained therein shall not be a public record and shall not be made available for public examination. An employee of a school district or charter school is immune from civil liability for damages arising out of the installation and use of master key boxes unless the employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith. This act is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 3174 (2026). OLIVIA SHANNON
Sponsor (1)
- Henderson, Mike Republican · primary
Action history (2)
- May 7, 2026 Second Read and Referred S Education Committee · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 S First Read · upper
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