June 7 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a measure expanding school safety measures taken in the state following the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
DeSantis signed HB1421 into law, which expands the authority of school police officers and requires them to undergo additional training, while taking authority away from school districts and ordering the state Board of Education to develop emergency drills.
"Every child needs a safe and secure learning environment," DeSantis said in a statement.
The measure grants school officers the ability to make arrests on charter school property, while requiring all officers to complete crisis intervention training to "improve knowledge and skills for response and de-escalate incidents on school premises" and requires them to be present and involved in active assailant emergency drills.
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