In this section, legislation that is introduced at the Colorado General Assembly that may have a direct impact on the role of a School Resource Officer will be updated here. If there is legislation that any member believes will have an impact on the role of a School Resource Officer, please email the CASRO board.
SB25-027 and SB25-064 are both scheduled to be heard by the Education Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 1:30 p.m.
SB25-027 – Trauma-Informed Practices – School Safety Drills Trauma-Informed School Safety Practices | Colorado General Assembly On or before September 1, 2025, the Office of school safety (office) is to convene and oversee a work group to develop best practices for the use of trauma-informed practices to conduct school safety drills. No later than June 30, 2026, the work group is to develop recommendations to support schools in training school personnel on the use of trauma-informed practices in conducting school safety drills, how to best conduct such drills, and how best to respond to a school safety incident. The recommendations must be submitted to the office and the House and Senate education committees, or their successor committees, the governor, the state board, the commissioner of education, and the Department of education. The work group is to include a large number of constituents and experts, including: · Two SROs or similar school personnel, one of whom must represent a rural school district and is appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, the other of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house; · A representative of a municipal police department or a county sheriff’s office, appointed by the speaker of the house, on the advice of a statewide organization dedicated to protecting and supporting law enforcement and public safety. The chairperson of the work group shall convene the first meeting no later than Sept. 1, 2025. It shall meet at least four times in 2025 and at least three times in 2026. The group shall establish procedures to allow members to participate remotely. | SB25-064 – S2T Handle with Care Notices Safe2tell Handle with Care Notice | Colorado General Assembly Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the bill requires the Safe2Tell program to provide a handle-with-care notice to a school when a student has had an adverse childhood experience. A peace officer who responds to an incident that is an adverse childhood experience shall report to Safe2Tell the name and age of the child involved in the incident. Upon receipt of a report, Safe2Tell shall send a handle-with-care notice to the child's school that includes only the child's name and the phrase "handle with care". A school shall only share the notice with school staff who need to know about the notice. Other than notifying school staff, a school is not required to take any action with respect to the notice. “ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE" MEANS A TRAUMATIC EVENT THAT INVOLVES A SCHOOL-AGED CHILD OR THE CHILD'S FAMILY OR THAT OCCURS AT THE CHILD'S HOME.
"ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; A SERIOUS ACCIDENT; THE ARREST OF A PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER; REPORTS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN OR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; A DEATH AT THE CHILD'S HOME OR OF A FRIEND OF THE CHILD; EXECUTION OF A SEARCH WARRANT; OR A DRUG OR ALCOHOL OVERDOSE. |