The Joint Legislative Committee on School Safety was originally established in 1994. Its charge was to review school district applications and select the applicants that were eligible to receive funding for participation in the School Safety Program. The Legislature prescribed the method by which school districts applied to the Committee and defined the purpose and content of the School Safety Program. In 1997, the School Safety Program and related legislation were repealed and replaced by the School Safety Program Oversight Committee, composed of the same membership. The School Safety Program Oversight Committee's charge remained the same as the JLCSS's mission.