HB209 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Section 16-1-44.1 to establish qualifications for school resource officers and security personnel to carry firearms while on duty.

• Allows school resource officers who are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission or retired law enforcement officers with at least 20 years of experience to carry firearms if they meet specified requirements.

• Requires completion of active shooter training approved by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and annual firearm requalification as mandated by the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission.

• Mandates that armed school personnel carry a non-lethal weapon while on duty and receive appropriate training in its use.

• Specifies that the legislation does not confer arrest powers on school security personnel, and authorizes the State Department of Education to promulgate implementation rules.