School safety; creating the School Access for Emergency Response Act; definitions; grant program; grant selection committee; revolving fund; effective date.
House Bill 1417, also known as the School Access For Emergency Response Act (SAFER Act), establishes a new grant program within the State Department of Education. This program provides funding to public school districts and brick-and-mortar charter schools in Oklahoma. Schools can use these grants to purchase interoperable communication hardware, software, and maintenance, as well as to deliver training for school safety teams. The aim is to facilitate seamless, real-time communication between school personnel and first responders during emergencies, with training based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Incident Command System.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 21, 2025
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The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating the title page information, adding Senate sponsors (Weaver and Hines), and incorporating specific formatting and markup conventions used in Senate proceedings. The substantive legislative text and policy provisions appear to remain identical between versions.
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Header information updated to reflect Senate Floor Version with Senate sponsors and revised page numbering format
Committee substitute designation changed to include 'ENGROSSED' status
Bill title and session information reorganized to match Senate markup conventions
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 6
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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