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Committee advances bill letting qualifying districts hire licensed proprietary security personnel as an added layer to school resource officers
Summary
Senate Bill 269, amended to remove an initial 15,000‑student threshold, would allow qualifying school districts and certain charter operators to obtain a proprietary security business license to staff a layered security program that supplements but does not replace school resource officers.
The Senate Education Committee advanced Senate Bill 269 after adopting amendments removing a first‑draft enrollment threshold and adding committee clarifications. The bill authorizes school districts that meet specified organizational and training requirements to apply for a proprietary security business license so they may hire specially trained security personnel as a layered security approach in schools. Districts must maintain school resource officers and adhere to existing law governing SROs.
Katie Grinstead…
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