HB 435 Summary

• Authorizes school administrators (superintendents, principals, vice principals) and certificated teachers to carry pistols on K-12 school property if they meet specified qualifications.

• Requires qualifying employees to possess a valid pistol permit, complete a 40-hour basic school policing course approved by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (including crisis management and active shooter training), and annually pass firearm requalification tests.

• Mandates employees certify they have never been diagnosed with or treated for mental illness or psychotic conditions.

• Requires school administrators to compile a confidential list of authorized personnel and transmit it to local law enforcement; list is protected from public disclosure.

• Provides civil immunity to school administrators and teachers who carry and use pistols in compliance with the act, and clarifies the act does not affect other citizens' lawful firearm rights on school property.