1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)"Department" , the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2)"Local educational agency" , as such term is defined in section 161.1085 .
2. The department shall establish procedures by which each local educational agency shall regularly report to the department all school safety incidents and credible school safety threats that occur at each attendance center of such local educational agency, including all incidents of school shootings or other incidents involving a firearm, explosive, knife, or other weapon defined in section 571.010 and all credible threats of school shootings or other incidents involving a firearm, explosive, knife, or other weapon defined in section 571.010 . The department may require local edu
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1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Department" , the department of elementary and secondary education;
(2) "Local educational agency" , as such term is defined in section 161.1085 .
2. The department shall establish procedures by which each local educational agency shall regularly report to the department all school safety incidents and credible school safety threats that occur at each attendance center of such local educational agency, including all incidents of school shootings or other incidents involving a firearm, explosive, knife, or other weapon defined in section 571.010 and all credible threats of school shootings or other incidents involving a firearm, explosive, knife, or other weapon defined in section 571.010 . The department may require local educational agencies to report acts of school violence or violent behavior, as such terms are defined in section 160.261 , or any crimes required to be reported to law enforcement under section 160.261 .
3. The procedures established under subsection 2 of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following elements:
(1) Criteria to assist local educational agencies in determining what constitutes a school safety incident or credible school safety threat that is required to be reported to the department;
(2) A time frame within which a local educational agency shall report a school safety incident or credible school safety threat after such incident or threat occurs; and
(3) Any other information that the department requires to be included in each report of a school safety incident or credible school safety threat under the provisions of this section.
4. (1) The department shall maintain and regularly update a database of all school safety incidents and credible school safety threats that are reported under the provisions of this section.
(2) No record in the database shall contain personally identifiable information of a student.
(3) A record in the database shall contain only aggregate data by charter school, school district, or attendance center thereof and shall be a public record subject to disclosure under chapter 610 .
(4) The department shall share data relating to school safety incidents and credible school safety threats with the state department of public safety.
5. The department may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void.