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2023 SESSION
HB 2358 School protection officers; employment in public schools.
Introduced by: Tara A. Durant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Employment of school protection officers in public schools. Permits any local law-enforcement agency to employ in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division, pursuant to an agreement with the local school board, a school protection officer, defined in the bill as a retired law-enforcement officer hired by the local law-enforcement agency on a part-time basis to provide limited law-enforcement and security services to public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. The bill requires each such school board and local law-enforcement agency to enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth the powers and duties of school protection officers. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards for school protection officers and requires the collection of certain data relating to the activities of such officers.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23103579D
- 01/13/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/23 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 01/27/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/23 House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/01/23 House: Read first time
- 02/02/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/23 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/03/23 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
- 02/06/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/13/23 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/16/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)