HF 447: Authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill authorizes the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security. Under current law, the board of directors of a school district may certify for levy a tax on all taxable property in the school district for a district management levy. The bill allows revenues from the district management levy to be expended to pay the costs of installing and operating school safety and security infrastructure, including weapons detection systems and door monitoring systems, and to pay the costs of employing school security personnel. The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

In plain words

1. February 18, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee