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SF0079 • 2020

School safety and security.

AN ACT relating to student and school safety; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marchall; providing for confidentiality; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Ellis
Last action
2020-03-10
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was never enacted into law.

School Safety and Security Act

The bill requires school districts to create safety policies and allows the state fire marshal to regulate door locks for security reasons.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each school district board of trustees to adopt safety and security policies, including threat assessment procedures.
  • Allows superintendents to implement these safety and security policies in their districts.
  • Gives the state fire marshal permission to set rules about door locks used for security purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School district boards of trustees
  • Superintendents and staff in schools
  • The state fire marshal

Terms To Know

school safety policies
Rules made by school districts to keep students safe.
state fire marshal
A person in charge of making rules about fire and building safety across the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so it does not have an effect.
  • It is unclear how many schools will need to change their current policies.
  • Details on how door locks can be used are left up to future rules by the fire marshal.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0079HS001

Standing Committee • House Education Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the word 'policies' to 'plans' in certain parts of the bill and removes some sections related to policies.

  • Changes 'policies' to 'plans' on page 1 line 3, page 2 lines 6 and 7, and page 2 line 10.
  • Removes sections 3 through 5 from the original bill.
  • The amendment does not explain what specific changes are made to the remaining parts of the bill after removing certain sections.
SF0079S2001

2nd reading • Senator Bebout

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes certain sections from the bill related to school safety policies, duties of the state fire marshal, and confidentiality provisions.

  • Removes language after 'policies;' on page 1, line 3.
  • Deletes 'public instruction;' on page 1, line 4.
  • Inserts a period after 'procedures' on page 1, line 15, and removes the rest of that line.
  • Eliminates lines 1 and 2 from page 2 entirely.
  • The amendment deletes several sections but does not provide new text to replace them, so it's unclear what specific content is removed or how this affects the bill's overall requirements for school safety.
SF0079S3001

3rd reading • Senator Biteman

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds the state fire marshal's role in school safety policies and allows them to regulate door securement devices used by schools.

  • Adds the state fire marshal's involvement in school safety and security policies after 'instruction'.
  • Specifies that the state fire marshal cannot prohibit the use of door securement devices as part of a school's safety policy.
  • Gives the state fire marshal authority to create rules about when and how schools can use door securement devices.
  • The exact details on how door securement devices will be regulated are not fully explained in this amendment text.
SF0079SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Education Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill's language regarding school safety policies and inspections by removing certain phrases and inserting new references to specific Wyoming statutes.

  • Removes the phrase 'balance of line' after 'policies' on page 2, line 9.
  • Deletes text after 'inspection' on page 2, line 11.
  • Replaces '16-4-201 et seq' with 'pursuant to W.S. 16-4-203(b)(vi)' and modifies punctuation around it.
  • Removes the word 'adopt' from page 2, line 13.
  • The amendment's text does not provide clear context for all changes, making some of its implications unclear without additional information about the original bill language.

Bill History

  1. 2020-03-10 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2020-03-06 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2020-03-06 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  4. 2020-03-02 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  5. 2020-02-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2020-02-26 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-0-0-0

  7. 2020-02-25 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2020-02-24 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2020-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 24-5-1-0-0

  12. 2020-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2020-02-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
20LSO-0175
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0175
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0079

School safety and security.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Ellis, Coe, Hutchings, Landen and Rothfuss and Representative(s) Brown, Connolly, Paxton and Simpson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to student and school safety; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marchall; providing for confidentiality; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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3
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134 is created to read:

21
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3
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134.

School safety and security policies.

(a)

Each school district board of trustees shall adopt safety and security policies, including threat assessment procedures.

(b)

The superintendent of each school district shall implement the safety and security policies adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

A district's safety and security policies and drafts of the policies shall be confidential and are not public records available for public inspection pursuant to W.S. 16
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4
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203(b)(vi).

The board may develop, discuss and review safety and security policies in executive session not open to the public pursuant to W.S. 16
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4
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405(a)(ix).

Section 2
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W.S. 35
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9
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107 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

35
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9
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107.

Duties and powers of state fire marshal.

(d)

The state fire marshal shall not prohibit the use of a door securement device pursuant to a school safety and security policy adopted pursuant to W.S. 21
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3
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134. The state fire marshal may adopt rules regulating the use of door securement devices including requiring that door
securement devices only be deployed to address active threats or during safety drills under W.S. 35
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9
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505.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(END)

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