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HF4748 • 2026

School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bakeberg, Duran, Kresha, Rymer
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

What This Bill Does

  • School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy

Official Summary Text

School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to the State Fire Code; requiring rulemaking to require school security

systems as part of the State Fire Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

299F.011, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299F.011, is amended by adding a subdivision

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Subd. 4d.

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School safety.

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The commissioner must adopt rules as part of the State Fire

Code requiring schools to protect students from armed attack with a comprehensive,

multilayered, integrated security system. The specific requirements must be determined

during the rulemaking process and may include without limitation the following:

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(1) bullet-resistant interior doors and windows;

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(2) ballistic wall panels;

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(3) magnetic door-locking systems;

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(4) remote lock-down activation systems;

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(5) a mass notification system unified with an emergency communication system;

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(6) an emergency building access system for first responders, including fire, emergency

medical services, and law enforcement personnel;

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(7) an access control system with remote door-release capabilities;

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(8) electronic access controls for main distribution frame and independent distribution

frame rooms with a key override;

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(9) classroom duress alarms linked to a law enforcement and administration notification

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(10) security system training for staff to initiate emergency protocols;

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(11) ballistic security glass for interior door vision panels and sidelites;

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(12) electronic access control systems for primary building entrances; and

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(13) classroom door installations that optimize safety and security.

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