School Safety Allotment

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:Ìý January 5, 2023
Subject: School Safety Allotment
Category: Action Required
Next Steps:Ìý Complete School Safety Allotment Survey

Overview

The ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó (ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó) is committed to supporting local educational agencies (LEAs) in their efforts to improve the safety and security of school facilities for staff, students, and visitors. This TAA provides information related to the Senate Bill 11 School Safety Allotment.ÌýÌý

School Safety Allotment

The 86th Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 11, which created an annual school safety allotment to help fund equipment, programs, and training related to school safety and security. The 87th Legislature enacted House Bill (HB) 1525, which included a provision requiring ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó to publish an annual report regarding the programs, personnel, resources, and other purposes for which the funds were used by LEAs.ÌýÌý

FY 2022 school safety allotment data will be collected by mandatory survey beginning on Thursday, January 5, 2023, and concluding Wednesday, February 8, 2023. To successfully complete the survey, LEAs should reviewÌýthe survey previewÌýand gather and collect information related to all expenditures from their school safety allotment for the 2022 fiscal year. LEAs should complete theÌýÌýby 11:59 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 8, 2023.ÌýÌý

For additional information, please seeÌý.Ìý

Questions

School safety resources are posted at:Ìý/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/safe-and-supportive-schools/school-safety-resources.ÌýÌý

If you have any questions, please contactÌýsafeschools@tea.texas.gov.

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