Safe2tell Handle with Care Notice
Summary
The bill requires the safe2tell program (safe2tell) to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience beginning with the 2026-27 school year, for students enrolled in a school in a small rural school district; beginning with the 2027-28 school year, for students enrolled in a small rural school district or a large rural school district; and beginning with the 2028-29 school year, for students enrolled in any school statewide. A peace officer who responds to an incident that is an adverse childhood experience shall may report to safe2tell the name and age of the child involved in the incident or provide information to the child's parent or guardian about how to inform the school through safe2tell . Upon receipt of a report, safe2tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care". A school shall only share the notice with school staff who need to know about the notice. Other than notifying school staff, a school is not required to take any action with respect to the notice. The bill expressly includes personal data as a "material" for the purposes of safe2tell. (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.)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
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PA1 (02/06/2025)
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PA2 (04/22/2025)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that reports of adverse childhood experiences made to the Safe2tell program are not anonymous, and to reorganize the procedural requirements for schools receiving 'handle-with-care' notices. These changes ensure schools understand the nature of the reports they receive and standardize how they must handle the notices while protecting student privacy.
Scope change
The scope of reporting remains the same, but the clarity around anonymity was increased and the procedural text was reorganized for better readability.
REQUIREMENT
Added explicit language stating that reports made to the Safe2tell program pursuant to subsection (5)(b) are not anonymous, clarifying that identifying information is provided to schools.
Reorganized and clarified the handling procedures for 'handle-with-care' notices, including timing for delivery to schools and restrictions on sharing notice details with school staff.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted formatting and spacing in the statutory text to improve readability and consistency across subsections.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2025
How they voted
26–9
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 25, 2025
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican12
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
upper
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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