HB1379 - "Students Safe at School Act"; create to provide procedures for active shooter drills and simulations.

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An Act To Create "the Students Safe At School Act"; To Define Terms Under The Act; To Outline Standards; To Provide For Student Health And Wellness Protocols; To Set Forth Notice Requirements; To Address Student Participation In Shooter Drills; To Address Student Participation In Active Shooter Simulations; To Require Violence Prevention Training; To Provide For Student Participation In Safety Planning; To Provide For Publication Of Vendors; To Create Guidelines To Measure Effectiveness Of Drills; To Create The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program Within The Office Of The Attorney General; To Authorize Each School District, Charter School Governing Board And Private School Governing Board, In Consultation With Local Law Enforcement Agencies, To Provide School Mapping Data For Each School In The Area Of The Law Enforcement Agency's Jurisdiction; To Require The Entity Producing The Data To Be Responsible For Providing Data To The Schools And Local Law Enforcement And Public Safety Agencies For Use In Response To Emergencies; To Prescribe The Required Components Of What School Mapping Data Should Entail; To Require That Updates To The School Mapping Data Be Accessible In Software Platforms; To Establish The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Section 37-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create The Mississippi School Safety Task Force; To Provide For The Appointment Of Members Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Will Continually Study Ensuring And Enhancing Safe School Environments For Students, Teachers And Staff In Mississippi, And The Implementation Of Best Practices For Prevention And Response; To Provide For The Task Force To Conduct Its Business; To Require That The Task Force Will Report Its Findings And Any Recommendations To The Legislature On An Annual Basis; And For Related Purposes.