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Bill would clarify that nonpublic schools may contract for SROs after AG opinion raised questions
Summary
Sponsor said Senate Bill 318 would explicitly allow nonpublic (including charter and private) schools to contract with township police departments for school resource officer services after a September 2025 Attorney General opinion questioned that authority; sponsor said the bill is cleanup language, has no state fiscal impact and faces no organized opposition.
Senate Bill 318 would expressly permit nonpublic schools to contract with township police departments for school resource officer services, a sponsor told the Senate Education Committee during the bill's first hearing.
The sponsor said a September 2025 Attorney General opinion left uncertainty about whether the legislature had given explicit…
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