1.1Senator Coleman moved to amend
S.F. No. 3567 as follows:
1.2Page 80, after line 14, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 3.
[121A.055] SAFE SCHOOLS TRANSPARENCY; REPORTING.
1.4(a) A school principal or school board designee must provide teachers and each student's
1.5parents with timely notice of violent activity occurring on school grounds or at
1.6school-sponsored activities in which one or more individuals suffer injuries. The
notice
1.7must state whether the school is aware of videos or recordings of such violent activity.
1.8Notice must also be provided to teachers and parents when a dangerous weapon is brandished
1.9or confiscated. The notice must not contain names or identifying characteristics of
any
1.10students involved in the activity. "Timely notice" means notice within 24 hours, if
practicable,
1.11and no later than 48 hours after an incident. The notice must be delivered to an email
address
1.12or mobile application from which a parent has consented to receive such notices. If
a parent
1.13has not provided this contact information, the school may choose another delivery
method
1.14or none. A local school board or a charter school board of directors may annually,
by
1.15two-thirds recorded vote, waive this requirement.
1.16(b) A charter school or school district is prohibited from engaging in retaliatory
action
1.17against a teacher or other school employee for reporting, discussing, or publicizing
incidents
1.18of school violence or dangerous conduct. A school or school district must not retaliate
1.19against an employee for participating in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry regarding
1.20school and classroom safety. Nothing in this section waives a student's data privacy
rights
1.21under federal and state law.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2024-2025 school year and later."
1.23Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.24Amend the title accordingly
1.25The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.