SF 3901

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/19/2026 09:27 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a school safety threat assessment pilot project;
requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin SCHOOL SAFETY THREAT ASSESSMENT PILOT PROJECT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The Department of Public Safety's Office of Justice
Programs, in consultation with the School Safety Center, must establish a pilot project to
assess for, prevent, and respond to visible and concealed threats affecting student and staff
safety in schools.
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new text begin (b) The Office of Justice Programs must contract with a vendor for services that integrate
advanced threat anticipation, real-time monitoring, and rapid response capabilities to enhance
protection of students, educators, administrators, and staff. The services must provide
real-time alerts to coordinate with emergency services. The services must be capable of
integrating with and complementing existing school security applications and coordinating
locking school doors to keep threats outside of school buildings. The services may use
predictive analytics and artificial intelligence-driven software to accomplish these
requirements.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Criteria for participants. new text end

new text begin The Office of Justice Programs, in consultation with
the School Safety Center, must select one school district in each congressional district to
participate in the pilot program under subdivision 1. Selected districts must include both
large and small school districts. A school district that has already implemented a system
that is similar to a project under this section is ineligible for selection.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of public safety must
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over education and public safety on the pilot project conducted under this
section. At a minimum, the report must include:
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new text begin (1) an evaluation of the pilot project's effectiveness in enhancing school safety;
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new text begin (2) feedback from participating schools, staff, students, and families; and
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new text begin (3) recommendations on statewide implementation, funding structures, and system
improvements.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety to implement the school safety threat assessment pilot project under section
1.
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