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Committee approves SRO standards, model MOU and training requirements
Summary
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.
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.
The bill requires an…
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