§726.5.1. Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties
A. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools, referred to in this Section as the "center",
shall be established within GOHSEP.
B. The center shall:
(1)Identify and prioritize resources available to improve the safety of Louisiana's
schools.
(2)Facilitate the collection and dissemination of information on school safety, school
safety vulnerabilities, school safety needs, training standards, best practices, and available
funding programs.
(3)Develop, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education, a statewide comprehensive school safety framework that includes a statewide
behavioral threat assessment model and trauma-informed student support.
(4)Assist schools in developing and revising their school cri
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§726.5.1. Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties
A. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools, referred to in this Section as the "center",
shall be established within GOHSEP.
B. The center shall:
(1) Identify and prioritize resources available to improve the safety of Louisiana's
schools.
(2) Facilitate the collection and dissemination of information on school safety, school
safety vulnerabilities, school safety needs, training standards, best practices, and available
funding programs.
(3) Develop, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education, a statewide comprehensive school safety framework that includes a statewide
behavioral threat assessment model and trauma-informed student support.
(4) Assist schools in developing and revising their school crisis and management
response plans required pursuant to R.S. 17:416.16.
(5) Coordinate with the state Department of Education to ensure that schools are
aware of the resources of the center and that school safety rules are incorporating best
practices.
(6) Provide training and technical assistance to schools and school governing
authorities on school safety issues such as emergency operations planning, emergency drills,
behavioral threat assessment, facility security, information technology, digital privacy,
vulnerability assessments, and hazard mitigation.
(7) Facilitate consistent and comprehensive information sharing between schools,
communities, and governmental agencies to promote safety and resiliency.
(8) Identify and offer training for school resource officers pursuant to R.S. 17:416.19.
C. The center shall provide an annual report to the governor, the State Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House
Committee on Education regarding the status of school safety in Louisiana, the work of the
center, and resources identified to increase school safety.
D.(1) No later than December 1, 2023, the center shall provide a statewide:
(a) Panic emergency notification system.
(b) Anonymous reporting system.
(i) The anonymous reporting system shall include a memorandum of understanding
that provides for the proper usage of the information reported.
(ii) The system shall allow for the reporting of threats of violence toward any student
or other person or any school or facility through a phone application and an internet website.
(iii) Aggregate data without personally identifiable information shall be provided to
the center relative to anonymous reports received through the system.
(2) No later than April 1, 2024, each city, state, or other local school board shall
implement the use of the panic emergency notification system and the anonymous reporting
system or other systems of equal or exceeding capability. No later than May 1, 2024, each
local school board shall report the systems implemented to the State Board of Elementary
and Secondary Education and the center.