(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 only an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 to provide payments to districts and intermediate districts for a firearm detection software that integrates to existing security cameras to detect and alert school personnel and first responders to visible firearms on school property. The software described in the immediately preceding sentence must be designated as qualified anti-terrorism technology under the SAFETY Act, 6 USC 441 to 444, and organically developed and proprietary to the company it is purchased from and should not include any third-party or open-source data.

    (2) To be eligible for funding under this section, a district or intermediate district must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department.

    (3) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments to districts and intermediate districts under this section on a schedule determined by the department.