Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require that public schools and nonpublic schools ensure that certain school workers complete. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308g. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4228'25
HB 4223 requires all public and nonpublic schools in Michigan to develop and implement a school safety and security training plan starting with the 2026-2027 school year. The bill mandates that school resource officers, safety personnel, crisis response team members, and all school staff complete this training. The specific training content is defined in existing Section 1308f of the Revised School Code. This policy directly affects every school employee in Michigan's public and private schools, requiring them to undergo standardized safety training before the 2026-2027 school year.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
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As Passed by the House
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Substitute (H-1)
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The bill text was reformatted to remove line numbers and consolidate the section into a single paragraph. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the requirement for school safety training plans starting in the 2026-2027 school year and the conditions for the bill's effectiveness.
TECHNICAL
Removed line numbers and paragraph breaks from Section 1308g, consolidating the text into a single continuous paragraph for formatting purposes.
Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #111 Yeas 85 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-2) adopted
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Harris
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Harris
RRepublican
Co
Angela Rigas
RRepublican
Co
Bill Schuette
RRepublican
Co
Jaime Greene
RRepublican
Co
Jamie Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jason Woolford
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Schmaltz
RRepublican
Co
Kelly Breen
DDemocratic
Co
Luke Meerman
RRepublican
Co
Rylee Linting
RRepublican
Co
Tom Kunse
RRepublican
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