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USA TODAY Network's Ashley Collins is live at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland as students remember those who were killed one year ago today.

In the year since the deadly shooting at the Parkland school, top Treasure Coast school and law enforcement officials said they’ve taken giant steps to improve school safety and address mental wellness.

More:Post Parkland shooting: More deputies, more security at Treasure Coast schools

In Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, the number of armed school resource officers doubled as state law required a safety officer in every school.

Schools also increased security drills and examined their facilities, ensuring fences were high enough.

More social service and mental health specialists have been hired, as law enforcement investigators stepped up scrutiny of school threats or questionable incidents.

“Without hyperbole, Parkland caused a radical transformation in Florida law enforcement in so far as tactics, personnel assignments, policy and our overall thought process when it comes to school safety,” Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said.

Legislative action in the works

Florida legislators are proposing more changes in the wake of the shooting, including overhauling gun regulations and school safety efforts.

Investigators said Nikolas Cruz, a former student, went on a shooting rampage on Feb. 14, 2018, at the Broward County school that left 17 dead.

More:Florida legislators file bills to address school safety, guns after Parkland shooting

In March 2018, just weeks after the mass shooting at the Parkland high school, legislators passed a wide-ranging legislative package that addressed school security improvements, increasing gun regulations and increasing mental health funding for schools.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns with the package since, with some calling for stricter gun regulations and others calling for repealing some of the measures passed last year.

School safety activists have also called for increased security measures.

More bills related to the shooting could be filed before the start of the legislative session March 5.

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