AUSTIN, Texas — The lessons from Robb Elementary have now been written into law.

After the 77-minute wait to stop the shooter, a new law now standardizes active shooter procedures and protocols, changing how schools and police respond in a crisis.

More than 800 new laws went into effect in Texas on Monday, including one born out of the tragedy at Robb Elementary known as the Uvalde Strong Act.

Law enforcement waited for 77 minutes, before neutralizing the shooter at Robb Elementary School. This law is designed to prevent something that delay from ever happening again.

The bill requires law enforcement to come up with their own crisis response policies and mandates law enforcement agencies and EMS providers complete training programs on how to respond to active shooter threats.

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