Senate Bill 41 establishes a competitive grant program administered by the Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice, aimed at enhancing the safety of school buildings and providing security training for school personnel. The program is open to public, private, and tribal schools, with a total appropriation of $30,000,000 allocated for these grants. Each applicant can receive a maximum of $20,000, and preference will be given to those who have not previously received a school safety grant from the Department of Justice. The bill mandates that the Office of School Safety submit annual reports to the Joint Committee on Finance regarding the grants awarded and expenditures made.

Additionally, the bill includes a provision that repeals the existing language in section 20.455 (2) (fc) and creates a new section with the same designation, which outlines the competitive grant program. The program is set to sunset on July 1, 2027, meaning no grants will be awarded after that date. The effective date of the act will be the day after publication or the second day after the publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later, while the repeal of the previous section will take effect on July 1, 2027.