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Public Safety

School security and resource officers

During the 2026 session, lawmakers advanced proposals to put substantial money into the School Security Revolving Fund for school resource officer programs and training—one bill seeking $50 million and another $150 million—tying public safety spending directly to K-12 campuses.

Should Oklahoma significantly expand funding for school resource officers and school security?

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Sources

Rep. Clay Staires and Rep. Neil Hays (bills described by Healthy Minds Policy Initiative) — https://www.healthymindspolicy.org/policy/2026-oklahoma-legislative-session-mental-health-bills-to-watch
HB 4172, by Rep. Clay Staires (R-Skiatook), and HB 3458, by Rep. Neil Hays (R-Checotah), would appropriate money into the School Security Revolving Fund for school resource officer programs and training. Staires’ bill requests $50 million; Hays’ bill requests $150 million.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Prefer counselors and non-police climate investments over armed resource officers
  2. Modest security upgrades plus mental-health staff, limited new SRO funding
  3. Fund a moderate SRO/training increase but below the largest $150 million ask
  4. Approve large School Security Revolving Fund appropriations for SROs statewide
  5. Maximize SRO presence and hardening as the top school-safety priority