HB 416 - This act creates and modifies provisions relating to school safety.COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS (Section 160.480)
Currently, school districts are authorized to adopt a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan addressing the use of school resources in the event of a natural disaster or other community emergency.
Under this act, school districts and charter schools shall adopt a "comprehensive emergency operations plan" that addresses school safety, crises, and emergency operations; prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up; collaboration with local law enforcement, fire protection services, and emergency management; and consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis.
The emergency operations plan shall be shared with local law enforcement, fire protection services, and emergency management.
The act adds charter school governing boards to a provision requiring the review of the use of school resources pursuant to emergency operations plans within 30 days of authorization or as soon as reasonably possible.
The governing board of each school district and charter school shall ensure the completion of a physical security site assessment at each facility annually.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall develop standards for emergency operations plans and ensure compliance with the adoption of these plans annually. DESE shall also develop standards for the annual physical security site assessments using nationally accepted methodology and shall ensure compliance with the completion of these assessments annually.
This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), and SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025).
CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS (Section 160.482)
For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, this act requires every public school to develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on a school campus.
Members of each public school's administration shall coordinate with local emergency services providers to integrate the public school's cardiac emergency response plan into the local emergency services providers' protocols. A cardiac emergency response plan shall integrate evidence-based core elements, such as those recommended by the American Heart Association guidelines, Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam's Memory), or another set of nationally recognized, evidence-based standards or core elements.
The act outlines certain guidelines that a cardiac emergency response plan shall integrate, including the establishment of a cardiac emergency response team and the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the school campus. Appropriate AED placement shall be dictated by the cardiac emergency response plan and in accordance with guidelines set by the American Heart Association or nationally recognized guidelines focused on emergency cardiovascular care.
For schools with an athletic department or organized school athletic program, an AED shall be clearly marked and easily accessible in an unlocked location at each athletic venue and event. The AED shall be accessible during the school day and any school-sponsored athletic event or team practice.
Appropriate school personnel shall be certified in first aid, CPR, and AED use, as provided in the act. The school personnel required to be trained shall be determined by the cardiac emergency response plan and shall include, but shall not be limited to, athletic coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers.
This provision is similar to SS/SCS/SBs 166 & 155 (2025), SCS/SBs 1032 & 1081 (2024), and provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), and HB 1991 (2024).
STOP THE BLEED ACT (Section 160.485)
The act establishes the "Stop the Bleed Act" requiring DESE to develop a traumatic blood loss protocol for school personnel to follow in the event of a serious injury. The protocol shall be developed before January 1, 2026 for implementation in each school district and charter school before the end of the 2025-26 school year.
The act outlines the requirements of the protocol, including placing a bleeding control kit in areas where there is likely to be high traffic, such as auditoriums and cafeterias. Certain items shall be included in the bleeding control kit, such as bandages, protective gloves, and tourniquets. A bleeding control kit shall be restocked after each use, as provided in the act.
Each school district and charter school shall designate school personnel in each school building who shall receive annual training in the use of a bleeding control kit. The act describes the topics to be covered in such training, such as the proper application of dressings or bandages.
DESE shall, in collaboration with the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Missouri Department of Public Safety, include requirements in the traumatic blood loss protocol for school personnel to receive annual training in the use of bleeding control kits. The training requirements shall be satisfied by successful completion and certification under the "STOP THE BLEED" course as promulgated by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma or the American Red Cross. The training requirements may allow online instruction.
A bleeding control kit may contain any additional items that are approved by emergency medical services personnel, as provided in the act. Quantities of each item required to be in a bleeding control kit may be determined by each school district.
DESE, each school district, and each charter school shall maintain information about the Stop the Bleed Act on each entity's website. Upon request by a school district or a charter school, DESE may, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety, direct the school district or charter school to resources that are available to provide bleeding control kits to the school district or charter school.
All costs related to the provision of bleeding control kits, kit restocking, and training of school personnel shall be subject to an appropriation by the General Assembly. A school district or charter school may receive donations of bleeding control kits or funds for the purchase of bleeding control kits that meet the requirements of the act.
This provision shall not be construed to create a cause of action against a school district, charter school, or school personnel. Any school personnel who in good faith use a bleeding control kit as provided in the act shall be immune from all civil liability for any act or omission in the use of a bleeding control kit unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
This provision is identical to HB 266 (2025), HB 1487 (2024), HB 116 (2023), and provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), HB 844 (2025), HCS/HB 1946 (2024), and HCS/HB 497 (2023), and is substantially similar to HCS/HB 1722 (2022) and a provision in HCS/SS/SB 690 (2022).
SCHOOL SAFETY COORDINATORS (Section 160.660)
The act requires school districts to designate a primary and secondary school safety coordinator, rather than one designated safety coordinator. Each school district shall ensure that school safety coordinators complete specific training within one year of being appointed. The training options include certain courses offered by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) or the Missouri School Boards' Association's Center for Education Safety.
This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), and HCS/HB 1946 (2024).
SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES (Section 160.663)
The act requires school districts and charter schools to install anti-intruder door locks on interior doors and bullet-resistant window film on the glass of exterior doors or entryways, subject to appropriation. All new doors installed after August 28, 2025 shall include these security features, and all existing doors shall be equipped with these features by July 1, 2029. School districts and charter schools may receive donations of anti-intruder locks and bullet-resistant window film or accept donations of funds to purchase such items.
Additionally, school districts and charter schools shall develop policies to control building access prior to, or in conjunction with, installing anti-intruder door locks and bullet-resistant window film. Such policies shall control access to individual classrooms and ensure classroom doors with windows have materials that provide concealment during lockdowns while allowing limited visibility for first responders.
This provision is identical to provisions in SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025) and HCS/HB 1946 (2024), and is similar to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025) and SCS/HB 232 (2025).
ELECTRONIC PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES (Section 162.207)
Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, each school district and charter school shall adopt a written policy regarding students' possession or use of electronic personal communication devices. Such a policy shall be designed to promote students' educational interests and ensure a safe, effective working environment for staff and volunteers. The act defines an "electronic personal communications device" as a portal device that is used to initiate, receive, store, or view communication, information, images, or data electronically.
At a minimum, the policy shall prohibit students from using or displaying these devices during instructional time, define instructional time, outline disciplinary procedures for violations, and include exceptions for students who need devices due to specific educational or health needs, such as individualized education plans or 504 plans under federal law. Exceptions may also allow device use in emergencies, for authorized educational purposes, or during noninstructional activities like field trips. The policy shall be published upon demand, and school employees or volunteers shall be immune from liability if they act in good faith and follow the policy's disciplinary procedures.
This provision is similar to SB 640 (2025), HB 2889 (2024), and provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025) and HCS/HBs 408, 306 & 854 (2025).
BEHAVIORAL RISK ASSESSMENTS (Sections 167.020 and 167.022)
The act adds behavioral risk assessments to the records to be requested by school officials when enrolling a pupil.
These provisions are substantially similar to provisions in HCS/HB 1946 (2024) and similar to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), and SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025).
JUVENILE COURT (Section 167.115)
Currently, a school district shall be notified if a petition is filed against a student in juvenile court with specific allegations. Under this act, a school district shall also be notified if a charge or indictment is filed against a student. The act adds the local prosecutor to the list of individuals required to notify the school district. Notice shall be given within 24 hours following the filing of the charge, indictment, or petition, and a summary of facts shall be provided to the superintendent of the school district no later than two business days, rather than five days, following the case disposition.
Additionally, the act authorizes school districts to request an injunction to exclude students from educational services if there is a substantial likelihood of danger to the safety of other students or employees in the school district. The information reported to the school district may be used to provide an alternative environment for the student's educational services.
This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), and HCS/HB 1946 (2024).
AGREEMENTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT (Section 167.117)
The act authorizes school districts and charter schools to enter into written agreements with law enforcement on reporting procedures for certain criminal offenses specified in the act. These procedures may authorize the reporting of offenses committed by students under 11 years of age to the Children's Division within the Department of Social Services, rather than law enforcement.
This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), and SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025).
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (Section 167.624)
Currently, school districts are authorized to develop and implement a program to train students and employees on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other lifesaving methods. This act requires school districts and charter schools to provide such training for all school district and charter school employees.
This provision is identical to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025), SCS/HB 232 (2025), SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025), and HCS/HB 1946 (2024).
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING (Section 170.315)
The act modifies the Active Shooter and Intruder Response Training for Schools Program (ASIRT).
For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, each school district and charter school shall annually train employees on how to respond to students who provide information about a threatening situation and how to address situations involving a potentially dangerous or armed intruder in the school. If no formal training has previously occurred, the length of the training shall be eight hours. For annual continuing training, the length of the training shall be at least four hours.
School safety drills required under current law may be led by school safety professionals, in addition to law enforcement professionals. Each drill shall, rather than "may", include an explanation of its purpose and a safety briefing. The act repeals the requirement that each participant in a safety drill shall know and understand how to respond in the event of an actual emergency on school property or at a school event. The act further repeals a provision that drills may allow school personnel to respond to a simulated emergency based on their previous training or attempt new methods of response if previous methods were unsuccessful.
The act provides that public schools shall "actively" foster an environment in which students feel comfortable sharing information regarding potentially threatening or dangerous situations with responsible adults. As part of these efforts, each public school shall annually provide age-appropriate information and training on the Highway Patrol's Courage2ReportMO (C2R) reporting mechanism or its successor reporting mechanism.
For the 2026-27 school year and all subsequent school years, each school district and charter school shall hold an age-appropriate active shooter exercise in which students, teachers, and other school employees practice the procedures for safety and protection.
This provision is identical to a provision in HCS/HB 1946 (2024) and is substantially similar to provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SB 68 (2025) and SS/SCS/HCS/HB 711 (2025).
OLIVIA SHANNON