AZ HB2031

Establishes a school marshal program allowing trained, armed employees of schools, charter schools, community colleges, and private schools to make arrests and exercise peace officer authority on campus to prevent crimes threatening serious bodily injury or death.

Requires school marshals to be licensed by the Department of Public Safety and appointed by their respective school governing board or entity; limits appointments to one marshal per 400 students or one per school building, whichever is greater.

Mandates 80 hours of training covering school shooting prevention, legal issues, law enforcement strategies, handgun proficiency, and active shooter response, plus a psychological fitness examination administered by the Department of Public Safety.

Requires school marshals to carry handguns only per written school policies; prohibits concealed carry for those with primary student contact duties, who must instead store guns in locked safes; mandates use of frangible duty ammunition.

Keeps school marshal identities confidential and not subject to public records requests, but requires schools to notify parents in writing whether a school marshal is employed at their child's campus without revealing their identity.