This bill amends various sections of Nebraska's Revised Statutes to improve school safety and security, with a particular emphasis on developing cardiac emergency response plans. It requires school districts to create and adopt these plans by the 2026-27 school year, which must include the establishment of a cardiac emergency response team, the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on school grounds, and staff training in CPR and AED use. The State Department of Education is also mandated to create a grant program funded by the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund to support school districts in implementing these plans.

Additionally, the bill modifies the responsibilities of the state school security director to include creating a template for cardiac emergency response plans and providing training for both threat assessment teams and cardiac emergency response teams. It establishes the School Safety and Security Fund, which will be administered by the State Department of Education and used for grants aimed at safety and security-related infrastructure projects. The bill also repeals several original sections of the Revised Statutes, indicating a significant restructuring of existing laws related to school safety and security funding in Nebraska.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 68-996, 79-3101, 79-3103, 79-3105, 79-3108, 79-3109