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SF3717

Crisis management policy requirements modification
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: HF3485

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • Require school districts and charter schools to adopt a formal crisis management policy to address potential violent crisis situations in their buildings.

Main Provisions

  • The policy must be developed cooperatively with a wide range of participants, including administrators, teachers, employees, students, parents, community members, law enforcement, emergency management officials, county attorneys, social service agencies, emergency medical responders, and other appropriate organizations.
  • The policy must include:
    • At least five lockdown drills
    • At least five fire drills
    • One tornado drill
    • Drills must be conducted in a way that aligns with section 299F.30
  • The policy must provide for the unique needs of students during crisis situations, specifically addressing:
    • Mobility restrictions
    • Sensory needs
    • Developmental or physical disabilities
    • Mental health needs
    • Auditory or visual limitations
  • The school board or charter school may adopt the model cardiac emergency response plan provided by the commissioner under subdivision 1.

Significance and Changes from Existing Law

  • Expands prior requirements by adding mandatory drill numbers (five lockdown, five fire, one tornado) and explicit cooperation with a broad list of stakeholders.
  • Elevates attention to accessibility and inclusion in crisis planning for students with disabilities or special health needs.
  • Creates an option to adopt a standardized cardiac emergency response plan from the commissioner, rather than mandating a separate in-house plan.

Key Terms and Phrases from the Bill (for clarity)

  • crisis management policy
  • school district
  • charter school
  • lockdown drills
  • fire drills
  • tornado drill
  • section 299F.30
  • mobility restrictions
  • sensory needs
  • developmental or physical disabilities
  • mental health needs
  • auditory limitations
  • visual limitations
  • cardiac emergency response plan
  • commissioner
  • subdivision 1

Relevant Terms crisis management policy; school district; charter school; lockdown drills; fire drills; tornado drill; mobility restrictions; sensory needs; developmental disabilities; physical disabilities; mental health needs; auditory limitations; visual limitations; cardiac emergency response plan; commissioner; subdivision 1

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 19, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
February 19, 2026SenateActionReferred toEducation Policy
March 12, 2026SenateActionAuthor added
March 23, 2026SenateActionAuthor added

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Mandatory inclusion of at least five school lockdown drills.",
        "Mandatory inclusion of at least five school fire drills, consistent with section 299F.30.",
        "Mandatory inclusion of one tornado drill.",
        "Policy provisions to address the unique needs of students with mobility restrictions, sensory needs, developmental or physical disabilities, mental health needs, and auditory or visual limitations in crisis situations.",
        "Potential adoption of the model cardiac emergency response plan provided by the commissioner under subdivision 1."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 121A.035, subdivision 2, to require school crisis management policies addressing violent crises, developed cooperatively with a broad range of stakeholders, and to include mandated drills and accommodations for students with disabilities or special health needs. It also references the commissioner-provided model cardiac emergency response plan under subdivision 1.",
      "modified": [
        "Explicitly requires policy development to be collaborative among administrators, teachers, employees, students, parents, community members, law enforcement, emergency management officials, county attorney offices, social service agencies, emergency medical responders, and other appropriate individuals or organizations."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "121A.035",
    "subdivision": "subd. 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 299F.30 as the standard for drills within the crisis management policy, but does not itself modify section 299F.30.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "299F.30",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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