STUDY PUBLIC SCHOOL SAFETY

HM 54 (a House Memorial, not a bill) requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to study whether New Mexico should create a centralized school safety entity. It directs the committee to collaborate with Public Safety, Homeland Security, and Education departments to research school safety needs, potential benefits of a statewide entity, and best practices from other states. The study will examine current safety measures (like anonymous reporting apps and security funding) and assess if a coordinated approach would be more effective than current fragmented efforts. The results would be reported to the Governor and Legislative Council, but the memorial does not allocate funds or create new policies.