MO HB1474

School districts may voluntarily designate teachers or administrators as school protection officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms on school property and must keep the firearm on their person at all times while on school grounds.

Designated school protection officers must possess a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit and complete POST-approved training that covers violence prevention, emergency crisis response, criminal law, and defensive and deadly force training.

School protection officers may detain individuals they observe violating state law or school policy for up to four hours before turning them over to law enforcement or school administrators.

School districts must notify the Department of Public Safety within 30 days of designating or revoking a school protection officer, with identifying information kept confidential and not subject to public records requests.

Failure to properly carry a concealed weapon while on school property is a Class A misdemeanor and grounds for employment termination; unauthorized disclosure of identifying information about designated officers is a Class B misdemeanor.