S. B. No. 463

sb463_00_IN

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
S. B. No. 463

2025-2026

Senators Gavarone, Brenner

To
amend sections 3313.669, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 5502.263 and to enact
section 5502.264 of the Revised Code
regarding
threat assessment teams and model behavioral threat assessment plans
and to make an appropriation.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
sections 3313.669, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 5502.263 be amended and
section 5502.264 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
3313.669.
(A)

Beginning
not later than two years after the effective date of this section,
each
As
used in this section, "administrator" has the same meaning
as in section 5502.262 of the Revised Code.

(B)
Each
local,
city, exempted village, and joint vocational school district
and
chartered nonpublic school
shall
create a threat assessment team for each school building in the
district serving grades six through twelve.
The
duties of the threat assessment team shall include the coordination
of resources and the assessment and intervention of students whose
behavior may pose a threat to the safety of the school, school staff,
or students.
Upon
appointment and once every three years thereafter, each team member
shall complete an approved threat assessment training program from
the list maintained by the department of public safety pursuant to
section 5502.263 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1)
The
threat assessment team shall do all of the following:

(1)
Involve all members of the team in the threat assessment, threat
management process, and final decision-making;

(2)
Identify members of the school community to whom threatening behavior
shall be reported;

(3)
Provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding
recognition of threatening or concerning behavior that may represent
a threat to the community, school, or self.

(C)(1)

If a school building has a similarly constituted safety team as of
the effective date of this section, that team also may serve as the
threat assessment team, provided that the team and each member comply
with the requirements of this section.

(2)
If members of a team described in division (B)(1) of this section
that have completed a training program in the year immediately
preceding the implementation date specified in division (A) of this
section that later is approved by the department, the team members
shall not be required to complete the training program for two years
after the implementation date. A new member that joins a team
described in division (B)(2) of this section shall complete an
approved training program upon appointment.

(C)
(D)

Each district building shall include proof of completion of an
approved training program by each team member in the building's
emergency management plan submission to the director of public safety
in accordance with rules adopted under division (F) of section
5502.262 of the Revised Code.

(E)(1)

Each
team shall be multidisciplinary
,
when possible,

and
shall
include a person who has received a certificate of having
satisfactorily completed an approved basic peace officer training
program and is a law enforcement officer as defined under section
9.69 of the Revised Code and members with expertise in counseling,
instruction, school administration, and law enforcement, which
may
include school administrators, mental health professionals, school
resource officers, and other necessary personnel.

(D)
(2)
Each team shall include at least one member who has personal
familiarity with the individual who is the subject of the threat
assessment. If no member of the threat assessment team has such
familiarity, a school or school district employee who is personally
familiar with the individual who is the subject of the threat
assessment shall consult with the threat assessment team for the
purpose of assessing the threat. The employee who provides such
consultation shall not participate in the decision-making process.

(F)
Each threat assessment team shall use the model behavioral threat
assessment plan developed under section 5502.263 of the Revised Code
when evaluating the behavior of students who may pose a threat to the
school, school staff, or students and to coordinate intervention and
services for such students.

(G)
Upon a preliminary determination that a student poses a threat of
violence or physical harm to the student or others, a threat
assessment team shall immediately report its determination to an
administrator. The administrator shall immediately attempt to notify
the student's parent or legal guardian. Nothing in this section
prevents district or school staff from acting immediately to address
an imminent threat.

(H)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state and local
agencies and programs that provide services to students experiencing
or at risk of an emotional disturbance or a mental illness, including
the school district, the chartered nonpublic school, school
personnel, state and local law enforcement agencies, the department
of youth services, the department of children and youth, the
department of health, the department of developmental disabilities,
the department of education and workforce, and any service or support
provider contracting with such agencies, may share with each other
records or information that are confidential or exempt from
disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code if the records or
information are reasonably necessary to ensure access to appropriate
services for the student or to ensure the safety of the student or
others. All such state and local agencies and programs shall
communicate, collaborate, and coordinate efforts to serve such
students.

(I)
If an immediate mental health or substance abuse crisis is suspected,
school personnel shall follow steps established by the threat
assessment team to engage behavioral health crisis resources.
Behavioral health crisis resources, including mobile crisis teams and
school resource officers trained in crisis intervention, shall
provide emergency intervention and assessment, make recommendations,
and refer the student for appropriate services. Onsite school
personnel shall report all such situations and actions taken to the
threat assessment team, which shall contact the other agencies
involved with the student and any known service providers to share
information and coordinate any necessary follow up actions. Upon the
student's transfer to a different school, the threat assessment team
shall verify that any intervention services provided to the student
remain in place until the threat assessment team of the receiving
school independently determines the need for intervention services.

(J)
The threat assessment team shall prepare a threat assessment report
required by the model threat assessment plan developed under section
5502.263 of the Revised Code. For a public school, a threat
assessment report, all corresponding documentation, and any other
information required by the model threat assessment plan is an
education record under section 3319.321 of the Revised Code.

Upon
a student's transfer to a different school, the threat assessment
team shall transfer the threat assessment report, educational
records, and all corresponding documentation to the receiving school
within five days.

(K)
Each district board shall establish a threat assessment coordinator
to serve as the primary point of contact regarding the district's
coordination, communication, and implementation of the threat
management program and to report quantitative data to the department
of public safety in accordance with guidance from the office.

(L)

A school or school district, member of a district board of education
or governing authority, or a district or school employee, including a
school threat assessment team member, is not liable in damages in a
civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property
allegedly arising from a team member's execution of duties related to
school safety unless the team member's act or omission constitutes
willful or wanton misconduct.

This
section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or
defense that a school or school district, member of a district board
or governing authority, or district or school employee, including a
threat assessment team member, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of
this state.

Sec.
3314.03.
A
copy of every contract entered into under this section shall be filed
with the director of education and workforce. The department of
education and workforce shall make available on its web site a copy
of every approved, executed contract filed with the director under
this section.

(A)
Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the governing
authority of a community school shall specify the following:

(1)
That the school shall be established as either of the following:

(a)
A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702. of the
Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 2003;

(b)
A public benefit corporation established under Chapter 1702. of the
Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003.

(2)
The education program of the school, including the school's mission
and educational philosophy, the characteristics of the students the
school is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and
the focus of the curriculum;

(3)
The academic goals to be achieved and the method of measurement that
will be used to determine progress toward those goals, which shall
include the statewide achievement assessments;

(4)
Performance standards, including but not limited to all applicable
report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 or 3314.017 of the
Revised Code, by which the success of the school will be evaluated by
the sponsor;

(5)
The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the Revised Code and,
if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised Code;

(6)(a)
Dismissal procedures;

(b)
A requirement that the governing authority adopt an attendance policy
that includes a procedure for automatically withdrawing a student
from the school if the student without a legitimate excuse fails to
participate in seventy-two consecutive hours of the learning
opportunities offered to the student.

(7)
The ways by which the school will achieve racial and ethnic balance
reflective of the community it serves;

(8)
Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of state. The
contract shall require financial records of the school to be
maintained in the same manner as are financial records of school
districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state. Audits shall be
conducted in accordance with section 117.10 of the Revised Code.

(9)
An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities to be used that
contains at least the following information:

(a)
A detailed description of each facility used for instructional
purposes;

(b)
The annual costs associated with leasing each facility that are paid
by or on behalf of the school;

(c)
The annual mortgage principal and interest payments that are paid by
the school;

(d)
The name of the lender or landlord, identified as such, and the
lender's or landlord's relationship to the operator, if any.

(10)
Qualifications of employees, including both of the following:

(a)
A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be licensed in
accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code,
except that a community school may engage noncertificated persons to
teach up to twelve hours or forty hours per week pursuant to section
3319.301 of the Revised Code;

(b)
A prohibition against the school employing an individual described in
section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in any position.

(11)
That the school will comply with the following requirements:

(a)
The school will provide learning opportunities to a minimum of
twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred twenty hours per
school year.

(b)
The governing authority will purchase liability insurance, or
otherwise provide for the potential liability of the school.

(c)
The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies,
employment practices, and all other operations, and will not be
operated by a sectarian school or religious institution.

(d)
The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22,
149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712,
3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3302.131,
3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310,
3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 3313.6013,
3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029,
3313.6031, 3313.6032, 3313.6034, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411,
3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668,
3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69,
3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117,
3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818,
3313.819, 3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077,
3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.2214, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321,
3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.90,
3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041,
3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20,
3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262,
5502.264,

5502.703,
and 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112.,
4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a school
district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code
in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the Revised Code.

(e)
The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section 2921.42 of the
Revised Code.

(f)
The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614,
3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the Revised Code, except that
for students who enter ninth grade for the first time before July 1,
2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised
Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum in any
high school prior to receiving a high school diploma may be met by
completing the curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the
community school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII
of the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1,
2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised
Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum of a
high school prior to receiving a high school diploma shall be met by
completing the requirements prescribed in section 3313.6027 and
division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, unless the
person qualifies under division (D) or (F) of that section. Each
school shall comply with the plan for awarding high school credit
based on demonstration of subject area competency, and beginning with
the 2017-2018 school year, with the updated plan that permits
students enrolled in seventh and eighth grade to meet curriculum
requirements based on subject area competency adopted by the
department under divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the
Revised Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school
shall comply with the framework for granting units of high school
credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency through
work-based learning experiences, internships, or cooperative
education developed by the department under division (J)(3) of
section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.

(g)
The school governing authority will submit within four months after
the end of each school year a report of its activities and progress
in meeting the goals and standards of divisions (A)(3) and (4) of
this section and its financial status to the sponsor and the parents
of all students enrolled in the school.

(h)
The school, unless it is an internet- or computer-based community
school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the Revised Code as if
it were a school district.

(i)
If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant awarded under
the federal race to the top program, Division (A), Title XIV,
Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, the
school will pay teachers based upon performance in accordance with
section 3317.141 and will comply with section 3319.111 of the Revised
Code as if it were a school district.

(j)
If the school operates a preschool program that is licensed by the
department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code, the
school shall comply with sections 3301.50 to 3301.59 of the Revised
Code and the minimum standards for preschool programs prescribed in
rules adopted by the department of children and youth under section
3301.53 of the Revised Code.

(k)
The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and 3313.6023 of the
Revised Code as if it were a school district unless it is either of
the following:

(i)
An internet- or computer-based community school;

(ii)
A community school in which a majority of the enrolled students are
children with disabilities as described in division (B)(2) of section
3314.35 of the Revised Code.

(l)
The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the Revised Code,
unless it is an internet- or computer-based community school that is
subject to section 3314.261 of the Revised Code.

(m)
The school will comply with section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code if
it serves elementary school students.

(12)
Arrangements for providing health and other benefits to employees;

(13)
The length of the contract, which shall begin at the beginning of an
academic year. No contract shall exceed five years unless such
contract has been renewed pursuant to division (D) of this section.

(14)
The governing authority of the school, which shall be responsible for
carrying out the provisions of the contract;

(15)
A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget for each year
of the period of the contract and specifying the total estimated per
pupil expenditure amount for each such year.

(16)
Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition of employees of
the school in the event the contract is terminated or not renewed
pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code;

(17)
Whether the school is to be created by converting all or part of an
existing public school or educational service center building or is
to be a new start-up school, and if it is a converted public school
or service center building, both of the following:

(a)
Specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer that
the board of education or service center governing board that
operated the school or building before conversion is delegating to
the governing authority of the community school with respect to all
or any specified group of employees provided the delegation is not
prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable to such
employees;

(b)
Alternative arrangements for current public school students who
choose not to attend the converted school and for teachers who choose
not to teach in the school or building after conversion.

(18)
Provisions establishing procedures for resolving disputes or
differences of opinion between the sponsor and the governing
authority of the community school;

(19)
A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a policy
regarding the admission of students who reside outside the district
in which the school is located. That policy shall comply with the
admissions procedures specified in sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of
the Revised Code and, at the sole discretion of the authority, shall
do one of the following:

(a)
Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside the district
in which the school is located;

(b)
Permit the enrollment of students who reside in districts adjacent to
the district in which the school is located;

(c)
Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any other district in
the state.

(20)
A provision recognizing the authority of the department to take over
the sponsorship of the school in accordance with the provisions of
division (C) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code;

(21)
A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to assume the
operation of a school under the conditions specified in division (B)
of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;

(22)
A provision recognizing both of the following:

(a)
The authority of public health and safety officials to inspect the
facilities of the school and to order the facilities closed if those
officials find that the facilities are not in compliance with health
and safety laws and regulations;

(b)
The authority of the department as the community school oversight
body to suspend the operation of the school under section 3314.072 of
the Revised Code if the department has evidence of conditions or
violations of law at the school that pose an imminent danger to the
health and safety of the school's students and employees and the
sponsor refuses to take such action.

(23)
A description of the learning opportunities that will be offered to
students including both classroom-based and non-classroom-based
learning opportunities that is in compliance with criteria for
student participation established by the department under division
(H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code;

(24)
The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and 3302.041 of the
Revised Code, except that any action required to be taken by a school
district pursuant to those sections shall be taken by the sponsor of
the school.

(25)
Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school will open for
operation not later than the thirtieth day of September each school
year, unless the mission of the school as specified under division
(A)(2) of this section is solely to serve dropouts. In its initial
year of operation, if the school fails to open by the thirtieth day
of September, or within one year after the adoption of the contract
pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if
the mission of the school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract
shall be void.

(26)
Whether the school's governing authority is planning to seek
designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent under section
3326.032 of the Revised Code;

(27)
That the school's attendance and participation policies will be
available for public inspection;

(28)
That the school's attendance and participation records shall be made
available to the department, auditor of state, and school's sponsor
to the extent permitted under and in accordance with the "Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20
U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and any regulations promulgated under that
act, and section 3319.321 of the Revised Code;

(29)
If a school operates using the blended learning model, as defined in
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all of the following
information:

(a)
An indication of what blended learning model or models will be used;

(b)
A description of how student instructional needs will be determined
and documented;

(c)
The method to be used for determining competency, granting credit,
and promoting students to a higher grade level;

(d)
The school's attendance requirements, including how the school will
document participation in learning opportunities;

(e)
A statement describing how student progress will be monitored;

(f)
A statement describing how private student data will be protected;

(g)
A description of the professional development activities that will be
offered to teachers.

(30)
A provision requiring that all moneys the school's operator loans to
the school, including facilities loans or cash flow assistance, must
be accounted for, documented, and bear interest at a fair market
rate;

(31)
A provision requiring that, if the governing authority contracts with
an attorney, accountant, or entity specializing in audits, the
attorney, accountant, or entity shall be independent from the
operator with which the school has contracted.

(32)
A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt an enrollment
and attendance policy that requires a student's parent to notify the
community school in which the student is enrolled when there is a
change in the location of the parent's or student's primary
residence.

(33)
A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a student
residence and address verification policy for students enrolling in
or attending the school.

(34)
A provision establishing the process by which the governing authority
of the school will be selected in the future.

(35)
A description of the management and administration of the school.

(36)
A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt policies and
procedures to establish internal financial controls for the school.

(B)
A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the Revised Code
between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school
may provide for the community school governing authority to make
payments to the sponsor, which is hereby authorized to receive such
payments as set forth in the contract between the governing authority
and the sponsor. The total amount of such payments for monitoring,
oversight, and technical assistance of the school shall not exceed
three per cent of the total amount of payments for operating expenses
that the school receives from the state.

(C)
The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor which shall be
in accordance with the written agreement entered into with the
department under division (B) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code
and shall include the following:

(1)
Monitor the community school's compliance with all laws applicable to
the school and with the terms of the contract;

(2)
Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal performance and the
organization and operation of the community school on at least an
annual basis;

(3)
Provide technical assistance to the community school in complying
with laws applicable to the school and terms of the contract;

(4)
Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to correct problems
in the school's overall performance, declare the school to be on
probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073 of the Revised Code,
suspend the operation of the school pursuant to section 3314.072 of
the Revised Code, or terminate the contract of the school pursuant to
section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the
sponsor;

(5)
Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the event the
community school experiences financial difficulties or closes prior
to the end of a school year.

(D)
Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this section,
the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval of the
governing authority of the school, renew that contract for a period
of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier than the
end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the school's
compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract and the
school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed in the
contract have been satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under
this division remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07,
3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.

(E)
If a community school fails to open for operation within one year
after the contract entered into under this section is adopted
pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code or
permanently closes prior to the expiration of the contract, the
contract shall be void and the school shall not enter into a contract
with any other sponsor. A school shall not be considered permanently
closed because the operations of the school have been suspended
pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code.

Sec.
3326.11.
Each
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established
under this chapter and its governing body shall comply with sections
9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19,
2921.42, 2921.43, 3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948,
3302.037, 3313.14, 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26,
3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50,
3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012,
3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024,
3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.61, 3313.611,
3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643,
3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662,
3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671,
3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718,
3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.7118, 3313.721, 3313.753,
3313.80, 3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819,
3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078,
3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 3319.321, 3319.324,
3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46,
3319.614, 3319.90, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01,
3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18,
3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17,
4113.52, 5502.262,
5502.264,

5502.703,
and 5705.391 and Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309.,
3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as
if it were a school district.

Sec.
5502.263.
(A)
As used in this section, "evidence-based" means a program
or practice that does either of the following:

(1)
Demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or
positive evaluation that such a program or practice is likely to
improve relevant outcomes and includes ongoing efforts to examine the
effects of the program or practice;

(2)
Has a statistically significant effect on relevant outcomes based on:

(a)
Strong evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented
experimental study;

(b)
Moderate evidence from at least one well-designed and
well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or

(c)
Promising evidence from at least one well-designed and
well-implemented correlation study with statistical controls for
selection bias.

(B)

Not
later than two years after March 24, 2021, the
The

department
of public safety, in consultation with the department of education
and workforce and the attorney general, shall develop a model

behavioral

threat
assessment plan that
may

shall

be
used in a building's emergency management plan developed under
section 5502.262 of the Revised Code. The model plan shall
be
used to evaluate the behavior of students who may pose a threat to
the school, school staff, or students, and to coordinate intervention
and services for such students, and shall
do
at least the following:

(1)
Identify the types of threatening behavior that may represent a
physical threat to a school community;

(2)

Assess
any potential threats, including an assessment of student, family,
school, and social dynamics;

(3)

Identify
individuals to whom threatening behavior should be reported and steps
to be taken by those individuals;

(3)
(4)

Establish threat assessment guidelines including identification,
evaluation of seriousness of threat or danger, intervention to reduce
potential violence, and follow-up to assess intervention results;

(4)
(5)

Establish guidelines for coordinating with local law enforcement
agencies and reports collected through the district's chosen
anonymous reporting program under section 3313.6610 of the Revised
Code and identify a point of contact within each agency;

(6)
Monitor and assess the implementation of threat management and safety
strategies and evaluate interventions and support provided to
students;

(7)
Include a standardized threat assessment report, which shall include
all documentation associated with the evaluation, intervention,
management, and any ongoing monitoring of the threat;

(5)
(8)

Conform with all other specifications in a school's emergency
management plan developed under section 5502.262 of the Revised Code.

Evidence-based
threat assessment processes or best practice threat assessment
guidelines created by the national threat assessment center shall be
a resource when developing the model threat assessment plan.

(C)

Not
later than two years after March 24, 2021, the
The

department
of public safety, in consultation with the department of education
and workforce and the attorney general, shall develop and maintain a
list of approved training programs for completion by school threat
assessment team members prescribed in section 3313.669 of the Revised
Code, one of which must be free or of no cost to schools. Each
program approved under this section must be an evidence-based program
that provides instruction in the following:

(1)
Identifying behaviors, signs, and threats that may lead to a violent
act;

(2)
Determining the seriousness of a threat;

(3)
Developing intervention plans that protect the potential victims and
address the underlying problem or conflict that initiated the
behavior and assessments of plan results.

Completion
of an approved program under this section shall fulfill the training
requirements prescribed under section 3313.669 of the Revised Code.

Sec.
5502.264.
(A)
Not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of
this section, the department of public safety, in consultation with
the department of education and workforce, shall establish a
statewide, connected behavioral threat assessment and management
program for school districts and nonpublic schools. The program shall
focus on school safety and security, including prevention and
intervention efforts. The program shall assist school districts and
schools to do all of the following:

(1)
Provide a statewide data collection and reporting mechanism for
behavioral threat assessment and management data from each school and
school district;

(2)
Identify, assess, manage, and monitor potential and real threats to
schools;

(3)
Create threat assessment reports that include intervention and case
management plans;

(4)
Conduct a statewide search for past threat assessment history and
initiate data transfer requests;

(5)
Gather and securely store evidence-based threat assessment
information and case information;

(6)
Assess and document student incident risk level;

(7)
Manage and document student intervention plans;

(8)
Create threat assessment team meetings and track meeting minutes;

(9)
Track assessment progress, update a threat assessment report,
corresponding documentation, or any other information required by the
behavioral threat assessment process;

(10)
Improve team response through system functionality including
automated notifications and queues;

(11)
Improve data accuracy and completeness through data validation;

(12)
Retain, maintain, and allow the transfer of education records in the
program in accordance with rules adopted by the department of public
safety, in consultation with the department of education and
workforce, and in accordance with state and federal law;

(13)
Provide a secure data transfer portal for securely sending and
receiving relevant student intervention and risk details, threat
assessment, and case management information between school districts
if a student transfers to a new school;

(14)
Provide a platform that is centralized, web-based, and hosted in a
secured cloud environment that is restricted for government use;

(15)
Allow the threat assessment teams to utilize a single search to query
disparate data sources and return consolidated information in a
single view to approve the efficiency of threat assessment teams.
These data sources may include law enforcement data, mental health
data sources, school system data sources, juvenile justice data,
social media monitoring data, anonymous tips data, and any other
similar data source that is considered appropriate to assist with
initial threat assessment. The search function shall be flexible and
scalable so that additional functionality and additional data sources
may be added in the future.

(16)
Follow strict role-based security and access control by providing
school resource officers, school safety teams, and behavioral threat
assessment and management team members with unique logins and
security permissions;

(17)
Notify the department of public safety, the department of education
and workforce, and public and nonpublic school administrators of
attempts to access any education records by unauthorized personnel;

(18)
Adopt configurable data retention policies;

(19)
Follow behavioral threat assessment best practices developed by the
department of public safety, in consultation with the department of
education and workforce, under section 5502.263 of the Revised Code;

(20)
Gather and report behavioral threat assessment data to the department
of public safety and department of education and workforce;

(21)
Prove a secure digital repository that permits authorized users to
upload documents and search content.

(B)
The department of public safety, in consultation with the department
of education and workforce, shall provide access to a case management
platform with the ability to integrate all student information
systems used throughout the state and to securely and, in compliance
with state and federal law, search, share, and transfer student
information system data among school districts and schools.

(C)
The department of public safety shall make purchases necessary to
develop and maintain the program using a competitive selection
process in accordance with Chapter 125. of the Revised Code.

(D)
Once implemented by the department of public safety, each city,
local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall
participate in the program. Each chartered or nonchartered nonpublic
school may choose to participate in the program.

(E)
The department of public safety shall provide annual role-based
training to all school district or school personnel authorized to
access the threat management portal.

(F)
The information and documentation included and maintained under the
program, including the portal, shall be managed in a manner that
complies with all of the following:

(1)
Section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended. A
student's parent may access the student's records that are maintained
under the program but shall not be given direct access to the threat
management portal.

(2)
The HIPAA privacy rule, as defined in section 3798.01 of the Revised
Code;

(3)
Records sealed or expunged under section 2151.356 or 2151.358 of the
Revised Code.

(G)
The department of public safety shall determine and communicate to
each school district and school all incidents that shall be reported
to the department through the threat management portal.

(H)
Quarterly, the department of public safety shall review and audit the
program. Each school district or participating nonpublic school shall
comply with the the department's requirements for the review and
audit.

(I)
Not later than the fifteenth day of March of each year, the
department of public safety shall issue a report to the governor and,
in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the general
assembly on the activities of the program and fund established under
this section.

(J)
The behavioral threat assessment and management program fund is
created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of such amounts
designated for the purposes of the fund by the general assembly. The
department of public safety may also receive funds from other sources
to support the program. The department shall administer the fund. The
department shall use the money in the fund to develop and implement
the program as described under this section. Interest and investment
earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

Section
2.
That
existing sections 3313.669, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 5502.263 of the
Revised Code are hereby repealed.

Section
3.
All
items in this act are hereby appropriated as designated out of any
moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the designated fund.
For all operating appropriations made in this act, those in the first
column are for fiscal year 2026 and those in the second column are
for fiscal year 2027. The operating appropriations made in this act
are in addition to any other operating appropriations made for these
fiscal years.

Section
4.

1

2

3

4

5

A

DPS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

B

Dedicated
Purpose Fund Group

C

5BL1

769413

Behavioral
Threat Assessment and Management

$0

$9,000,000

D

TOTAL
Dedicated Purpose Fund Group

$0

$9,000,000

E

TOTAL
ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS

$0

$9,000,000

BEHAVIORAL
THREAT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

On
the effective date of this section, or as soon as possible
thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer
$9,000,000 cash from the General Revenue Fund to the Behavioral
Threat Assessment and Management Program Fund (Fund 5BL1) to support
the appropriation made in this act.

The
foregoing appropriation item 769413, Behavioral Threat Assessment and
Management, shall be used to support the statewide, connected
behavioral threat assessment and management program developed by the
department of public safety as described in section 5502.264 of the
Revised Code.

Section
5.
Within
the limits set forth in this act, the Director of Budget and
Management shall establish accounts indicating the source and amount
of funds for each appropriation made in this act, and shall determine
the manner in which appropriation accounts shall be maintained.
Expenditures from operating appropriations contained in this act
shall be accounted for as though made in, and are subject to all
applicable provisions of, H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.

Section
6.
Section
3326.11 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite
of the section as amended by both H.B. 10 and H.B. 96 of the 136th
General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle stated
in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments
are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation,
finds that the composite is the resulting version of the section in
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in
this act.