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Committee backs bill allowing local schools to employ school safety officers with defined training and liability rules
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 2164, which would permit county boards, public charter schools and private schools to employ school safety officers, define minimum training, allow firearm carriage under conditions, and set liability and training coordination requirements. The measure was reported to the full Senate with referral to Finance.
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee voted to report House Bill 2164 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass, and that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee counsel Hank described the bill as setting minimum recommendations for training, employment and in-service curriculum for school safety officers and establishing written certification requirements. "The bill also allows local school boards, public charter schools, and private schools to employ school safety officers and allow school safety officers to carry a firearm in the performance of their duties, under certain…
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