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CS/SB 1470: School Safety

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Burgess

School Safety; Requiring a sheriff to establish a school guardian program if a school board contracts for the use of security guards; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring the Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Management Services, to identify a centralized system for use by all public safety answering point infrastructure; requiring that a person who serves as a school security guard be approved by the sheriff, etc. APPROPRIATION: $450,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    3/19/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/24/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
    3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    4/2/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 389
    • Amendment(s) adopted (777016) -SJ 390
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 390
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 390
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/SB 1470, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 5:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c3) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/18/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 23 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 26 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1470, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/26/2025 at 9:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c2) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/18/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    777016 - Amendment
    Delete lines 493 - 508 and insert:     		Burgess 4/8/2025
    8:44 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 15 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 5:01 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 3 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 22 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • SB 1470, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 5:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1472 Public Records/School Security Guards Burgess Linked Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill
    H 1403 (c1) Safety of Students PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/18/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 969 (c1) Reporting of Student Mental Health Outcomes Human Services Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill
    S 1310 Reporting of Student Mental Health Outcomes Bradley Compare Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 969 -SJ 531 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    220728 - Amendment
    Delete lines 85 - 577 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/21/2025
    5:25 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 162312 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    Between lines 401 and 402 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    9:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 485440 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    After line 518 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    9:42 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/24/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 698062 - Amendment to Amendment (220728)
    After line 518 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Burgess)     		3/24/2025
    10:53 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/25/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2025 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    30.15 Powers, duties, and obligations. Page 2 (pdf)
    1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school. Page 20 (pdf)
    1006.121 Florida Safe Schools Canine Program. Page 24 (pdf)

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