Committee approves SRO standards, model MOU and training requirements
SB 407 requires school districts and local law enforcement to adopt MOUs defining SRO roles, sets a 40-hour basic SRO course with an 18-month compliance window and five-year refreshers, and incorporates youth mental-health training; the committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
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Senator Missy Ervin described Senate Bill 407 as a complement to the earlier school-safety measure, focusing on memoranda of understanding between districts and local law enforcement when a school resource officer (SRO) is assigned. "If you have a school resource officer on your campus, there really needs to be some clearly defined boundaries about what that school resource officer does on the campus," Ervin said.
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