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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Creates Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program and Appropriates $9 Million
Last action · September 30, 2026: Referred to FinanceSponsors: Theresa Gavarone and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 463 requires school districts and chartered nonpublic schools to establish threat assessment teams for buildings serving grades six through twelve, creates a statewide connected threat assessment and management program, and appropriates $9 million for 2027.
Local school districts must form specialized threat teams and participate in a new state data system, while receiving an infusion of state funding to support student intervention and safety monitoring.
Who It Would Affect
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School districts and chartered nonpublic schools
Must establish threat assessment teams for buildings serving grades six through twelve, participate in the statewide threat management program, and comply with data reporting and record transfer requirements.
Students in grades six through twelve
Subject to behavioral threat assessment evaluations, intervention planning, and the secure transfer of their educational and threat assessment records upon school transfer.
Department of Public Safety
Must develop a model behavioral threat assessment plan, establish a statewide management program, provide training, make purchases via competitive selection, and conduct quarterly program audits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which schools are required to form threat assessment teams?
Where does the funding for the new threat assessment program come from?
Are school employees protected from lawsuits if they serve on a threat assessment team?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 30, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Finance
- Jul 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Inter-fund Cash Transfer
The bill mandates an immediate transfer of $9 million from the General Revenue Fund to a dedicated purpose fund (Fund 5BL1) to finance the newly created threat assessment program.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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