FY23 School Safety Allotment Data Collection

¶Ù²¹³Ù±ð:Ìý January 4, 2024
Subject: FY23 School Safety Allotment Data Collection
Category: Information
Next Steps:Ìý Complete the FY23 School Safety Allotment data collection survey

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Overview

The ɬÀï·¬ Education Agency (TEA) is committed to supporting local educational agencies (LEAs) in their efforts to improve the safety and security of school facilities for staff, students, and visitors. This To the Administrator Addressed provides information related to the FY23 School Safety Allotment Data Collection.ÌýÌý

School Safety Allotment

The 86th Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 11, creating an annual school safety allotment to help fund equipment, programs and training related to school safety and security. The 87th Legislature enacted House Bill (HB) 1525 which included a provision requiring ɬÀï·¬to publish an annual report regarding the programs, personnel, resources, and other purposes for which those funds are used by LEAs.ÌýÌý

FY 2023 School Safety Allotment data will be collected by mandatory survey beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 5, 2024, and concluding Monday, February 12, 2024.ÌýSuperintendents will receive the Qualtrics survey via email tomorrow, Friday, January 5, 2024.ÌýÌý

To successfully complete the survey, LEAs should gather and collect information related to all expenditures from their school safety allotment for the 2023 fiscal year.ÌýWhen completing the survey, LEAs should only account for funds allotted. LEAs should complete the survey by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024. Prior to submission, please review theÌýrequested information for the FY 2023 School Safety Allotment data collection.

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Questions

AccessÌýɬÀï·¬School Safety ResourcesÌýon the ɬÀï·¬website.ÌýÌý

If you have any questions, please contact Shane Sexton in the Office of School Safety and Security atÌýShane.Sexton@tea.texas.gov.

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