Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 4. Source pages: 6.
HB 348 by Rep. Jenkins revises procedures for the reporting and investigation of threats of terrorism or violence at schools. Present law requires each public school governing authority to adopt a policy for the investigation of threats of violence or terrorism. The present law requires school employees who learn of a threat of violence or threat of terrorism to immediately report the threat: (1) To a local law enforcement agency if the threat is credible and imminent. (2) To the school administrator if the threat does not meet that threshold. HB 348 instead requires employees to report all threats to law enforcement and to the administrator (if the employee is not the administrator). Requires the administrator, immediately upon being informed of the threat, to inform persons who are targets of the threat and take all necessary measures to protect their life and safety. The present law requires a law enforcement agency receiving a threat notification to begin an investigation not later than the first day that school is in session after the report is received. The proposed law instead requires law enforcement to begin the investigation immediately.
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