SIA Supports Michigan Legislation to Bolster School Security Safeguards
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expressed strong support for MI HB 5828 and HB5830, two bills designed to improve school security across the state of Michigan. In a letter to Michigan House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Chairwoman Laura Cox and Vice-Chair Rob VerHeulen, SIA CEO Don Erickson praised the bills’ creation of a comprehensive school plan and fund to enable local districts to procure security solutions to protect students from malicious perpetrators and update building code requirements to include security measures.
“Sadly, our nation’s schools have increasingly become a soft target for mass violence — at Sandy Hook Elementary, recently at Stoneman Douglas High School and in many other attacks,” Erickson said. “We support holistic approaches to improving school safety and security in response to these tragedies — recognizing there is no single action that can be taken that will, by itself, make our schools safe.”