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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri requires annual safety assessments for public schools in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
Last action · January 8, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Education CommitteeSponsor: Angela Mosley
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 966 requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure all public and charter schools in St. Louis City and St. Louis County conduct annual safety assessments examining intruder vulnerabilities, door locks, surveillance, and emergency equipment. Schools must submit findings to the state, which will issue vulnerability reports and mitigation recommendations exempt from public records laws.
Public and charter schools in St. Louis City and St. Louis County must dedicate administrative time and resources to evaluate eleven specific security measures annually, while receiving confidential state guidance on safety vulnerabilities.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public schools and public charter schools in St. Louis City and St. Louis County
Schools must conduct annual safety assessments, evaluate specific security tools and procedures, and submit findings reports to the state.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The department must ensure assessments are conducted, compile reports with the Department of Public Safety, and submit copies to the General Assembly.
Department of Public Safety
The department must provide reasonable assistance to schools and collaborate on annual vulnerability reports and recommendations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which schools are required to conduct annual safety assessments under this bill?
Will the school safety assessment reports be available to the public?
What specific security areas must the safety assessments cover?
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Check Your Understanding
1.According to Senate Bill 966, what does the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ensure regarding public schools and public charter schools?
2.According to bill version 3807S.01I, how are safety assessment reports treated regarding public examination?
3.According to bill version 3807S.01I, what are public schools and public charter schools required to do with the findings of their safety assessments?
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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
3 actions- Jan 8, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Education Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 3807S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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