HF 1901 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

School safety provisions modified, anonymous threat reporting system grants provided for schools, active shooter incidents and active shooter threats reporting required, Minnesota Fusion Center reporting modified, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 1901 requires Minnesota school districts and charter schools to provide annual violence prevention training to middle and high school students, focusing on identifying warning signs of potential violence, taking threats seriously, and using anonymous reporting systems. It mandates that schools report active shooter incidents and threats to the Minnesota Fusion Center with specific details - including how threats were communicated (e.g., social media), actions taken by school staff, and law enforcement involvement - while protecting identities. The bill appropriates funds to support anonymous threat reporting systems for schools and requires the state to maintain a publicly updated list of evidence-based violence prevention trainings for schools to adopt. These changes aim to improve school safety through education and standardized incident reporting.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Introduction 1st Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment, reflecting amendments made during the legislative process. The most significant substantive change expands the requirement to file after-action reviews to include charter schools and cooperative units, whereas the original draft only required school districts. Additionally, the grant program now explicitly requires a 50% non-state match from recipients and broadens allowable expenses to include staff compensation for system maintenance and threat response.
Scope change
The scope of the after-action review reporting requirement was expanded to include charter schools and cooperative units in addition to school districts.
REQUIREMENT

The entity required to file after-action reviews was expanded from just school districts to include charter schools and cooperative units.

FISCAL

A new requirement was added mandating that grant recipients provide at least a 50% match from non-state funds.

Allowable grant expenses were expanded to explicitly include staff compensation for system maintenance and responding to threats.

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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Public Safety Finance and Policy
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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