MO HB276

Allows school districts to voluntarily designate teachers or administrators as school protection officers to carry concealed firearms on school property, with duties being voluntary and additional compensation funded locally without state funds.

Requires school protection officers to maintain valid concealed carry endorsements and complete POST Commission-approved training covering school violence prevention, emergency crisis response, criminal law, defensive force, and deadly force.

Permits school protection officers to detain individuals for violations of state law or school policy for up to four hours before transferring them to law enforcement or school administrators.

Requires school districts to notify the Department of Public Safety within 30 days of designating or revoking a school protection officer, with identifying information exempt from public records requests.

Exempts designated school protection officers from concealed carry restrictions at school facilities and establishes criminal penalties (class A misdemeanor) for failing to carry their firearm while on school property.