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RELEASE: Rep. Franke Advances School Safety Legislation in Committee

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

SAINT PAUL, MN – On Tuesday, Rep. Keith Franke, R-St. Paul Park, presented his bill, HF3370, to the House Education Innovation Policy Committee.

The bill requires school districts to establish a threat assessment team, which include members in various areas of expertise relating to school safety, who must assess, intervene, and report students that may pose a safety risk to students, teachers, and staff. The legislation provides funding to schools to train and create these teams within a school district.

“I’ve heard from local residents, parents, teachers, and administrators about a need to improve school safety and the creation of threat assessment teams can be one piece of a puzzle in helping to keep Minnesota kids safe at school,” said Franke. “It was great to present this bill in committee, and receive the support it needs to continue through the legislative process."

The initiative has both Republican and Democrat co-authors in the House, and is authored by Senator Karla Bigham, DFL-Cottage Grove, in the Senate.

“Keeping our kids safer in schools transcends political ideology or party,” said Franke. “While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to violence in schools, members from both parties see this as one possible answer to helping create a safer school environment for Minnesota kids.”

The bill was passed out of the Education Innovation Policy Committee, and was referred to the Civil Law and Data Practices Policy Committee.

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