Senate Committee Unanimously Advances School Safety Bill

Senate Committee Unanimously Advances School Safety Bill

A measure seeking to standardize and strengthen school safety requirements across Florida unanimously passed its final Senate committee Wednesday, advancing provisions that would impose new training standards for school security personnel, enhance emergency communication systems, and expand oversight of threat management practices. The measure, SB 1470, sponsored by Sen. Danny Burgess, cleared the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy without opposi…

Protecting Schools: Senate Acts Against False Emergency Threats - Senator Baker

The Senate approved legislation this week to crack down on false emergency threats targeting schools, a move aimed at enhancing public safety and reducing the strain on emergency responders, according to Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), who supported the measure.

State Senate acts against false emergency threats

This week, the Senate approved legislation to crack down on false emergency threats targeting schools, a move aimed at enhancing public safety and reducing the strain on emergency responders, according to state Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), who supported the measure.

SGESCO-MAX upgrades safety systems to meet new regulations

The new SGESCO-MAX system will take occupant safety to the next level. Image: CavanforAdobe/stock.adobe.comFor many parents around the country, it’s the little things that ease their doubts. As they hug their kids good-bye each weekday morning and guide them onto the bus to school, the safety of their little students is of the highest importance. It can be seen in the holding back of tears, the waiting for the bus to return in the afternoon, the…

Bill Heads to Senate Floor Increasing School Safety Measures

The Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy advanced a bill Tuesday to the chamber floor that would increase school safety protocols by expanding oversight of security personnel and tighten campus security requirements to safeguard students and faculty. Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills) sponsored the bill (SB 1470). Sen. Burgess detailed his reasoning for the bill in a press release. “Every Florida student deserves to feel safe at school. And every p…