School safety; employment of school security officers, criteria.
Summary
School safety; employment of school security officers; criteria. Modifies the criteria that an individual employed as a school security officer, as defined by applicable law, must satisfy in order to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties by eliminating the requirement that within 10 years immediately prior to being hired, he was either an active law-enforcement officer, as defined by applicable law, in the Commonwealth or was employed by a law-enforcement agency of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof. The bill instead requires any such individual to be age 75 or younger at the time he is hired to be a school security officer, in addition to the other requirements set forth in applicable law, in order to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hillary Pugh Kent
RRepublican
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