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Authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy to pay costs related to school safety and security and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Gosa (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts can now use money from their district management levy to pay for school safety and security. This includes costs for hiring security staff and installing equipment like door monitors or weapons detection systems. These changes would apply to school budgets starting in July 2025.1
Read the official explanation
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.
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