HB 26-1321

House Bill 26-1321 modifies Colorado's school security grant program by changing who can receive grants. Now, only Colorado-based nonprofits that offer free training in school safety, violence prevention, and behavioral health to local schools, law enforcement, and first responders are eligible. The bill also requires the Department of Public Safety to distribute all grant money for the upcoming school year by August 1st each year, giving priority to those who provide their services without charge. Since it has been signed into law, this bill will now affect how grants are awarded and managed in Colorado's school security program.

Official Summary

The bill modifies the definition for an 'eligible nonprofit organization' that may receive a disbursement from the school security disbursement program. The modified definition requires that the nonprofit be based in Colorado. and provide school safety incident response, violence prevention, and behavioral health training and expertise at no cost to local education providers, law enforcement agencies, and other first responders from Colorado. The bill requires the department of public safety to disburse all grant money awarded pursuant to the disbursement program for use in the upcoming school year no later than August 1 of that same calendar year. The bill directs the department to give priority to applicants that commit to providing their training to local education providers, local law enforcement agencies, and other local first responders at no charge.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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