FL S1730

Establishes the School Safety Marshal Program allowing school districts to appoint armed school personnel authorized to carry concealed firearms on school grounds with Department of Education approval.

Requires school safety marshal candidates to be current instructional, administrative, or school officer personnel; possess a valid concealed weapons permit; pass a level 2 background screening; and complete mandatory training in basic policing, crisis management, firearm safety, and first aid.

Provides school safety marshals with a $2,500 annual stipend paid by school districts, though marshals must personally bear costs for firearms, ammunition, and training equipment.

Restricts firearm display or use to extraordinary circumstances and lawful self-defense, prohibiting use in response to ordinary disciplinary incidents such as verbal abuse, arguments, bullying, or fisticuffs.

Requires annual 16-hour training updates and allows removal from the program for failure to meet requirements, misconduct, or at request of the marshal, district superintendent, or governing body; allows school districts to withdraw from the program with 30 days' notice.