Bill > HB1392

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School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties. Authorizes a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board he was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth; (ii) he retired or resigned from his position as a law-enforcement officer in good standing; (iii) he meets the training and qualifications to carry a concealed handgun as a retired law-enforcement officer; (iv) he has met the additional training and certification requirements of the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS); (v) the local school board solicits input from the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality regarding the qualifications of the school security officer and receives verification from such chief law-enforcement officer that the school security officer is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, purchasing, or transporting a firearm; and (vi) the local school board grants him the authority to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties. The bill requires DCJS to establish additional firearms training and certification requirements for school security officers who carry a firearm in the performance of their duties. Existing law requires DCJS to establish minimum training and certification requirements for school security officers.

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Richard Anderson (R)*,  Mark Cole (R)*,  L. Scott Lingamfelter (R)*,  Robert Marshall (R)*,  Richard Bell (R),  Jeffrey Campbell (R),  Ben Cline (R),  Christopher Collins (R),  Marvin Cox (R),  Glenn Davis (R),  L. Mark Dudenhefer (R),  James Edmunds (R),  C. Matthew Fariss (R),  Peter Farrell (R),  Hyland Fowler (R),  Nicholas Freitas (R),  T. Scott Garrett (R),  Thomas Greason (R),  Gordon Helsel (R),  M. Keith Hodges (R),  N.D. Holcomb (R),  Timothy Hugo (R),  S. Chris Jones (R),  Terry Kilgore (R),  R. Steven Landes (R),  David LaRock (R),  Jimmie Massie (R),  Jackson Miller (R),  Richard Morris (R),  Brenda Pogge (R),  Margaret Ransone (R),  Roxann Robinson (R),  Christopher Stolle (R),  Michael Webert (R),  Tony Wilt (R),  Thomas Wright (R), 

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311) (on 03/13/2017)

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