HB 2820 Summary

• Amends restraint and seclusion policies to allow school resource officers and juvenile probation officers to respond to suspected crimes involving serious offenses, deadly weapons, dangerous instruments, or serious physical injury without following standard restraint/seclusion reporting procedures.

• Requires all school resource officers and juvenile probation officers serving on school grounds to complete two trainings by January 1, 2023: a basic school resource officer course and an adolescent mental health training administered by a national association of school resource officers.

• Prohibits school resource officers and juvenile probation officers from being allowed on campus if they have not completed required trainings by January 1, 2023.

• Requires school districts and charter schools to report annually to the department of education on the number of school resource officers and juvenile probation officers per school and their employing agencies.

• Appropriates $173,250 for basic school resource officer training and $68,250 for adolescent mental health training in fiscal year 2022-2023 to cover training costs for school districts and charter schools.