CS/CS/HB 1097 - School Safety Bill Summary

• Allows school principals or district superintendents to designate authorized concealed weapon/firearm licensees to carry concealed firearms on school property for protection purposes.

• Designated school personnel carrying concealed weapons must carry concealed, maintain the weapon on their person during official duties, and complete training per specified security standards.

• Permits district school boards to commission one or more school safety officers on each school campus for protection and safety of school personnel, property, and students.

• Clarifies that school safety officer provisions apply to elementary, middle, junior high, and secondary schools (both public and nonpublic), excluding postsecondary institutions.

• Updates cross-references in criminal code, background screening standards, and educator disqualification statutes to align with revised school firearm prohibition provisions; effective July 1, 2013.