SB 263 — House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools and regulating active shooter simulations.

and (2) impact of active shooter drills on the safety and mental health of students, teachers and other school personnel and staff.

(g) The department shall publish on its website a list of vendors who teach school personnel and staff, including school safety officers, on how to conduct active shooter drills.

Such list shall include the name and website of the vendor.

The department shall update such list at least once every two years.

(h) The department shall partner with the department of health and environment to create guidelines for measuring the effectiveness of active shooter drills.

Such guidelines shall be provided to every school that conducts an active shooter drill and made available to the public for review.

{On or before October 1, 2026, the department shall establish and publish best practice guidelines for conducting an active shooter drill in school.

(2) accessibility and accommodations for students with mobility SBrestrictions, 263—Am.sensory needs, developmental or physical disabilities, mental health needs and auditory or visual limitations;

by SCW 4 restrictions, sensory needs, developmental or physical disabilities, mental health needs and auditory or visual limitations;

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and (8) any other matters that the department determines appropriate to minimize psychological harm to students while maintaining preparedness.

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{New(1) Supersede Sec.or limit the ability of a parent or person acting as parent to opt such parent's or person acting as parent's student out of participation in an active shooter drill or simulation;

3.or (2) require any school to conduct active shooter drills in a manner that conflicts with the guidelines published by the department pursuant to subsection (a).

(a)New ExceptSec. as provided in subsection (b), no school shall conduct, sponsor or permit on school property any active shooter simulation.

SB3. (a) 263—Am.Except as provided in subsection (c), no school shall conduct, sponsor or permit any active shooter simulation on school property where students in grades kindergarten through eight regularly attend school.

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(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit law enforcement agencies from conducting tactical training exercises on school property if:

and (3) the board of education or governing body of the school has provided prior written authorization for the use of school property for such exercises.}exercises. New Sec.

4. (a) Every school shall provide students in grades six through 12 at least one hour or one standard class period of evidence- based violence prevention training annually.

Such training shall teach students:

(1) How to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be at risk of harming themselves or others;

(2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help;

and (3) the steps students can take to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful or potentially harmful activity.

(b) On or before October 1, 2026, the department shall develop and publish on its website a list of evidence-based training options schools may use to fulfill the requirements of this section.

Such list shall include any available no-cost programming.

The department shall update such list at least once every two years.

(c) Schools may use any evidence-based violence prevention training regardless of whether such training is not on the list developed pursuant to subsection (b) if such training otherwise meets the requirements of this section.

New Sec.

5. Each board of education and governing body of a nonpublic school shall ensure that students have the opportunity to contribute to such students' school's safety and violence-prevention planning.

Such opportunities shall incorporate the recommendations of the federal emergency management agency's multi-hazard planning for schools, including providing:

(a) Student opportunities for prevention safety leadership roles;

(b) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused on safety;

and (c) the opportunity for students to learn about and seek help from adults regarding prevention for bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault and suicide.

6. K.S.A.4. K.S.A.

SB(1) The 263—Am.keeping, storage, use, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of highly flammable materials, including crude petroleum or any of its products, natural gas for use in motor vehicles, and of explosives, including gunpowder, dynamite, fireworks and firecrackers.

by SCW 6 (1) The keeping, storage, use, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of highly flammable materials, including crude petroleum or any of its products, natural gas for use in motor vehicles, and of explosives, including gunpowder, dynamite, fireworks and firecrackers.

H Sub for SB 263 5 (6) procedures for the reporting of fires and explosions occurring within the state and for the investigation thereof;

(B) describe the manner in which such tornado drills are to be SBconducted; 263—Am.

by SCW 7 conducted;

(c) The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall allow facilities in service prior to the effective date of such rules and regulations, and not in strict conformity therewith, to continue in service, so long as such facilities are not determined by the state fire marshal to H Sub for SB 263 6 constitute a distinct hazard to life or property.

{(3) No(3) No crisis drill conducted by any public or private school shall include an active shooter simulation as defined in section 1, and SBamendments 263—Am.thereto, or any element of an active shooter simulation.

by SCW 8 amendments thereto, or any element of an active shooter simulation.} Sec.

7. K.S.A.5. K.S.A.

8. This6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.