A school safety grant was part of SB 500 and provides districts with additional funding for security enhancements.
Grant applications for the school safety and security grant are due by 5:00 on January 22, 2020. This grant was part of SB 500 and provides districts with additional funding for security enhancements. TEA has posted an errata, which indicates some additional unallowable expenditures, including:
- Maintenance, repairs, or replacement (with equal specifications) of existing safety/security equipment
- Training, unless a documented part of a larger security system or active shooter alarm system and only specific to the implementation of the system
- Training required by other statutes or regulations
- Active shooter training, unless a documented part of a larger active shooter alarm system and only specific to the implementation of the active shooter alarm system
- Mental health activities or training.
