Status: Passed Both Chambers — Approved by the Missouri General Assembly on May 14, 2026; awaiting action by Governor Mike Kehoe as of June 11, 2026.
Bill Number: MO SB 905 (2026 Session)
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Category: School Safety, Security Staffing
Industries: K-12 Education
Enacted Date: Pending governor's signature
Effective Date: TBD upon enactment
Summary: Missouri SB 905 creates a certified "school security ranger" program under the state's POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Commission. Rangers complete up to 160 hours of training covering building security and hardening, active shooter response, de-escalation, and behavioral threat assessment. Rangers may be armed and hold limited arrest powers for weapons and trespass offenses on school property. The program formalizes a dedicated school-security staffing model for districts that cannot field full school resource officer programs, and signals Missouri's continued investment in layered school security following the state's FY2025 firearm detection software funding.
Key Provisions:
- POST-Certified Role: Creates a new certified school security ranger classification under the POST Commission.
- Training Requirement: Up to 160 hours covering building security/hardening, active shooter response, de-escalation, and behavioral threat assessment.
- Authority: Rangers may be armed and exercise limited arrest powers for weapons and trespass offenses on school property.
Affected Entities: Missouri public school districts choosing to employ certified school security rangers.
IntelliSee Relevance: High. A trained, armed responder on campus is only effective if alerted in time. IntelliSee's AI weapon detection acts as a force multiplier for exactly the staffing model SB 905 creates: continuous monitoring of existing camera feeds detects a visibly brandished firearm, an unauthorized intruder, or escalating aggression and routes a verified alert to the ranger in seconds — collapsing the gap between first visual evidence and armed response. For Missouri districts that previously tapped the state's firearm detection software funding, SB 905 completes the loop: detection technology supplies the early warning, and the ranger supplies the certified response.
Related Legislation & Resources
- Missouri School Firearm Detection Software Funding (FY2025, $2.5M)
- Kansas School Firearm Detection Pilot Program (2025 Appropriations, $10M)
- Iowa School Firearm Detection Software Grant Program (HF 2586, 2024)
- IntelliSee AI Gun Detection
Sources: The Beacon — Missouri's newest education laws (2026) | Missouri Senate — SB 905 bill information