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Committee hears on Safe & Secure Schools grants, AI gun‑detection allocation and e‑rate support requests
Summary
KSDE described a $15M Safe & Secure Schools match request (committee previously approved $7M) and said $10M was reallocated to the Attorney General for an AI gun‑detection pilot; KSDE also requested $500K (state match) and $96K (administrative) to access FCC e‑rate funding for districts.
Dr. Harwood reviewed several K‑12 safety and connectivity items for the committee, starting with the Safe & Secure Schools match program and moving to e‑rate infrastructure and administrative funding.
Safe & Secure Schools: KSDE historically recommended $15,000,000 to match local, dollar‑for‑dollar requests; the committee previously approved $7,000,000 but Dr. Harwood said appropriations moved $10,000,000 to the Attorney…
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