Funding provided for teacher and school staff dangerous situation training and to provide teachers and school staff with firearms, and money appropriated.

HF 557 appropriates funds for Minnesota school districts to provide firearm simulator training to teachers and staff for responding to school emergencies, and to supply firearms with biometric locks to eligible school staff. It directly affects school districts where schools are located at least three minutes from law enforcement response time. The bill provides grants for training (Section 1) and grants for firearms (Section 2), requiring staff receiving firearms to complete prior training. Funding is allocated from the general fund for fiscal year 2026. The bill focuses on equipping designated school personnel with both training and weapons in specific high-risk school locations.