School security officers; scope of employment, certain veterans permitted to carry.
Summary
School security officers; scope of employment;carrying firearm in performance of duties. Provides that eachschool security officer, in addition to performing each enumeratedduty, is responsible for carrying out any other duty assigned to himby the local school board, excluding enforcement of discipline reservedsolely and exclusively to school administrators. The bill permitsa school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance ofhis duties if (i) within 10 years immediately prior to being hiredby the local school board or private or religious school, he was anactive duty member in the Armed Forces of the United States who servedon active duty for at least 10 years and received an honorable dischargefrom such service and (ii) he has provided proof of completion ofthe required training course.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Governor
Introduced Dec 17, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Rules (13-Y 3-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Rules
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB8H1
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104669D-H1
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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 22103404D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timothy V. Anderson
RRepublican
Co
A.C. Cordoza
RRepublican
Co
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
Co
John Avoli
RRepublican
Co
Mike Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
Co
Nick Freitas
RRepublican
Co
Phil Scott
RRepublican
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