2025 House Bill 4224

Construction: code; safety guidelines for lockdown procedures of a school building and installation of emergency responder radio coverage systems in K-12 educational facilities; require.

A bill to amend 1937 PA 306, entitled “An act to promote the safety, welfare, and educational interests of the people of this state by regulating the construction, reconstruction, and remodeling of, and the installation of certain security devices at, certain public or private school buildings or additions to those buildings and by regulating the construction, reconstruction, and remodeling of, and the installation of certain security devices at, buildings leased or acquired for school purposes; to define the class of buildings affected by this act; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 388.851 to 388.855a) by amending the title, as amended by 2020 PA 45, and by adding sections 1e and 3a.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill mandates the installation of emergency responder radio systems in schools and the creation of safety guidelines for lockdowns, with a ten-year deadline for implementation and contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

March 12, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Jaime Greene (R-65) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Harris (R-52), Angela Rigas (R-79), Jason Woolford (R-50), Tom Kunse (R-100), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Bill Schuette (R-95), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Kelly Breen (D-21), Rylee Linting (R-27) and Luke Meerman (R-89)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce