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HB4224 • 2026

Construction: code; safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require. Amends title of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.851 - 388.855a) & adds secs. 1e & 3a.

Construction: code; safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require. Amends title of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.851 - 388.855a) & adds secs. 1e & 3a.

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Sponsor
Jaime Greene (District 65), Mike Harris (District 52), Angela Rigas (District 79), Jason Woolford (District 50), Tom Kunse (District 100), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Bill Schuette (District 95), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Kelly Breen (District 21), Rylee Linting (District 27), Luke Meerman (District 89)
Last action
2025-03-13
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/12/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the bill updates existing laws or specifies implementation timelines.

School Safety Rules for Lockdowns and Radio Systems

This law sets new rules to help schools keep students safe during emergencies by creating guidelines for lockdown procedures and requiring radio systems for emergency responders.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates safety guidelines for school buildings to follow when there is a need to lock down the building during an emergency.
  • Requires K-12 schools to install special radio systems that help emergency workers communicate better inside school buildings.

Who It Names or Affects

  • K-12 educational facilities

Terms To Know

lockdown procedures
Steps that schools take to keep students safe when there is a dangerous situation outside or inside the school.
emergency responder radio coverage systems
Special radios and equipment that help police, firefighters, and other emergency workers talk to each other clearly while they are in a school building.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how schools will pay for the new safety measures.
  • It is unclear when these rules must be put into place after the law passes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-13 HJ 27 Pg. 243

    bill electronically reproduced 03/12/2025

  2. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 236

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jaime Greene

  3. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 236

    read a first time

  4. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 236

    referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Official Summary Text

Construction: code; safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require. Amends title of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.851 - 388.855a) & adds secs. 1e & 3a.