School protection officers; employment in public schools.

Employment of school protection officers inpublic schools. Permits any local law-enforcement agency to employin any public elementary or secondary school in the local schooldivision, pursuant to an agreement with the local school board, aschool protection officer, defined in the bill as a retired law-enforcement officer hired by the local law-enforcement agency on a part-timebasis to provide limited law-enforcement and security services topublic elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. Thebill requires each such school board and local law-enforcement agencyto enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth the powersand duties of school protection officers. The bill requires the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standardsfor school protection officers and requires the collection of certaindata relating to the activities of such officers.