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SENATE BILL NO. 1647 Offered January 9, 2019 Prefiled January 9, 2019 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-280.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school boards; prospective school security officers; background investigation. ---------- Patron-- Boysko ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-280.2:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-280.2:1. Employment of school security officers.

A. Local school boards may employ school security officers, as defined in § 9.1-101 and for the purposes set forth therein. Such Each such school board, in addition to ensuring compliance with the compulsory minimum standards for employment established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 42 of § 9.1-102, shall perform an extensive background investigation into each prospective school security officer that includes, at minimum, a review of the candidate's general employment history and history of employment in other school divisions.

B. A school security officer employed pursuant to this section may carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101 in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications described in subsection C of § 18.2-308.016; (iv) he has provided proof of completion of a training course that includes training in active shooter emergency response, emergency evacuation procedure, and threat assessment to the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to subdivision 42 of § 9.1-102, provided that if he received such training from a local law-enforcement agency he received the training in the locality in which he is employed; (v) the local school board solicits input from the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality regarding the qualifications of the school security officer and receives verification from such chief law-enforcement officer that the school security officer is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, purchasing, or transporting a firearm; and (vi) the local school board grants him the authority to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties.