The Senate today concurred with minor changes made in the House to a first-of-its-kind Republican measure that will modernize emergency planning in schools--so that students, teachers and first-responders can act fast in a crisis.

Supporters of the SB 181 indicate that the governor is expected to sign the measure into law.  The House also overwhelmingly approved the measure 64-1.

“We need to build upon some of the lessons we’ve learned here in Colorado related to school safety,” said Castle Rock Republican Sen. Tom Wiens, the Senate sponsor of the legislation.

"During the school season, almost a fifth of our state's population is in a school everyday, about 800,000 people. School safety is an important issue that needs close attention," Wiens said. “I recently spent a lot of time talking to school officials, both around the state and in my district, about school safety and ways to keep our kids as safe as possible."