Florida S1174 mandates safety equipment for private and public schools, including ballistic shields and breaching tools.

Florida S1174 requires private and public schools, including charter schools, to have ballistic shields and breaching tools on each campus. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, will establish minimum specifications for these tools. Schools can use existing grants or other funds to meet these requirements. Annual training for at least one school employee or the school’s safe-school officer on the use of this equipment is mandated, in coordination with local law enforcement.

Florida S1174 mandates safety equipment for private and public schools, including ballistic shields and breaching tools.

Florida S1174 requires private and public schools, including charter schools, to have ballistic shields and breaching tools on each campus. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, will establish minimum specifications for these tools. Schools can use existing grants or other funds to meet these requirements. Annual training for at least one school employee or the school’s safe-school officer on the use of this equipment is mandated, in coordination with local law enforcement.