PROVIDED SUMMARY
Student Elopement ; Requires public schools to create School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team & school elopement plan; provides requirements for SAFE Teams, elopement plans, & schools.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Mandates SAFE teams and elopement plans in every public school.
Every public school must create a SAFE Team and a school elopement plan to protect students with disabilities at risk of elopement.
The plan requires immediate parent contact and a coordinated on-campus search before calling emergency services.
Schools must provide a student-specific quick reference guide to parents and staff for students prone to elopement.
Each school must submit its elopement plan to the district school board annually.
KEY PROVISIONS
AIRequires every public school to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan to protect students with disabilities at risk of elopement.
“each public school shall create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan”
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AIProhibits contacting emergency services unless the student is reasonably believed to have left school grounds and be at risk of harm, based on verified information or direct observation.
“contacting emergency services only when the student is reasonably believed, based on verified information or direct observation, to have left school grounds and to be at risk of h”
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AIRequires the SAFE Team to create and distribute a student-specific elopement quick reference guide, including a current photograph, communication level, and GPS technology list, to parents and staff.
AIRequires each public school to submit its elopement plan to the district school board every year.
“Each public school must annually provide its elopement plan to the district school board”
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TIMELINE
3/5/2026
Referred to Rules
3/5/2026
Passed; YEAS 106, NAYS 0
3/5/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/2/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
2/24/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/24/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/24/2026
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2/24/2026
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2/20/2026
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2/5/2026
Now in Education & Employment Committee
2/5/2026
Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2/5/2026
Favorable by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
2/3/2026
Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
11/18/2025
Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
11/18/2025
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
11/18/2025
Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
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