School resource officers and school security officers; training standards.
Summary
School resource officers and school security officers; training standards. Requires school resource officers and school security officers to receive training specific to the role and responsibility of a law-enforcement officer working with students in a school environment that includes training on (i) relevant state and federal laws; (ii) school and personal liability issues; (iii) security awareness in the school environment; (iv) mediation and conflict resolution, including de-escalation techniques such as physical alternatives to restraint; (v) disaster and emergency response; (vi) awareness of cultural diversity and implicit bias; (vii) working with students with disabilities, mental health needs, substance abuse disorders, or past traumatic experiences; and (viii) student behavioral dynamics, including current child and adolescent development and brain research. This bill is identical to SB 171.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 638 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102267D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
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