MO SB603

School districts may voluntarily designate elementary or secondary school teachers or administrators as school protection officers with additional duties funded locally, not by state funds.

Designated school protection officers are authorized to carry and use self-defense spray devices containing no more than ten percent oleoresin capsicum to protect persons or property in schools.

Teachers and administrators seeking designation must submit a written request to their school district superintendent along with a certificate of completion from a POST commission-approved training program.

The POST commission must establish minimum training standards, curriculum requirements, and standards for training instructors and centers, including instruction on school violence prevention, crisis response, defensive force use, and proper self-defense spray device handling.

All school protection officer training candidates must undergo criminal history background checks including FBI records, with results forwarded to the requesting school district; school districts may revoke designations at any time.