Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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Senate Bill 15 creates the 'Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act'. The act requires public
schools to conduct site threat assessments by a certified private individual or company or by a government
agency. Every public school must conduct a site threat assessment before January 1, 2021 and every five years
thereafter. Every public school must submit a school safety plan to the Department of Education after the local
law enforcement agency has approved the plan. The Department of Education will post a list of which schools
have submitted a school safety plan and which schools have yet to meet this requirement.
Additionally, SB 15 streamlines communication efforts between schools and the relevant state intelligence
agencies by designating a single individual at each school as the school safety coordinator. The bill requires
schools to use and promote a statewide mobile application, the 'See Something Send Something' anonymous
app, to report suspicious activity or potential threats.
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