Connecticut § 10-222m - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) School security and safety plans. School security and safety committees.

§ 10-222m. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) School security and safety plans. School security and safety committees.

Sec. 10-222m. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) School security and safety plans. School security and safety committees. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall develop and implement a school security and safety plan for each school under the jurisdiction of such board. Such plans shall be based on the school security and safety plan standards developed by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, pursuant to section 10-222n. Each local and regional board of education shall annually review and update, if necessary, such plans.

*(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall establish a school security and safety committee at each school under the jurisdiction of such board. The school security and safety committee shall be responsible for assisting in the development of the school security and safety plan for the school and administering such plan. Such school security and safety committee shall consist of a local police officer, a local first responder, a teacher and an administrator employed at the school, a mental health professional, as defined in section 10-76t, a parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school and any other person the board of education deems necessary. Any parent or guardian serving as a member of a school security and safety committee shall not have access to any information reported to such committee, pursuant to subparagraph (c) of subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-222k.

(c) Each local and regional board of education shall annually submit the school security and safety plan for each school under the jurisdiction of such board, developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

(P.A. 13-3, S. 87.)

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (b) of this section, as amended by section 63 of public act 23-167, is to read as follows:

“(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall establish a school security and safety committee at each school under the jurisdiction of such board. The school security and safety committee shall be responsible for assisting in the development of the school security and safety plan for the school and administering such plan. Such school security and safety committee shall consist of a local police officer, a local first responder, a teacher and an administrator employed at the school, a mental health professional, as defined in section 10-76t, a parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school and any other person the board of education deems necessary. Any parent or guardian serving as a member of a school security and safety committee shall not have access to information reported to such committee that would result in a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.”

(P.A. 13-3, S. 87; P.A. 23-167, S. 63.)

History: P.A. 13-3 effective April 4, 2013; P.A. 23-167 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 10-222k(c)(2)(C) re reporting to which parent members shall not have access, with “that would result in a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time”, effective July 1, 2025.