Public school buildings; limits entry points, screening individuals.
Summary
Public school buildings; entry points; limits;screening. Requires each local school board to (i) limit to thelowest feasible number the entry points in each public school buildingin the local school division, (ii) ensure that each individual whoseeks to enter any school building in the local school division isscreened with a handheld metal detector wand by a school securityofficer or another appropriate school board employee who is appropriatelytrained in such method of screening, (iii) require each such schoolsecurity officer or other appropriate school board employee to implement further screening according to a protocol that it deems appropriatein any case in which the school board employee who conducts the initialscreening has reason to believe that the individual who seeks toenter the school building is in possession of a weapon, and (iv)prohibit any individual from entering any school building in thelocal school division if the individual fails or refuses to submitto the screening required in clauses (ii) and (iii).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 17, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12
lower
Dec 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Dec 17, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100801D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timothy V. Anderson
RRepublican
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