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Rep. Ted Hill introduces bill to allow armed, POST-trained school employees; debate focuses on training, costs and confidentiality
Summary
Rep. Ted Hill introduced RS 32,342 to authorize school employees to carry concealed, loaded handguns after POST-certified training and recurrent qualifications; committee members questioned costs, liability, ammunition limits and school-board authority. The committee voted to introduce the proposal for a formal hearing.
Rep. Ted Hill, R-District 14 of Eagle and Emmett, on Wednesday introduced RS 32,342, a proposal to allow school employees who complete specified POST-certified training to carry concealed, loaded handguns on school property.
The measure, Hill said, would expand a 2023 law and set training and qualification standards so armed employees would receive scenario-based instruction comparable to law-enforcement training. "The best way to solve this problem is to have armed guards," Hill said, adding that the training could include shooting about 1,500 rounds and that the statewide cost to station armed guards at every school would be "about $120,000,000." He said the program would use POST trainers and that individuals would decide whether to participate.
Supporters, Hill said, intend the measure to be set by state law rather than leave the decision solely to local…
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