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OH HB8
Bill
Status
1/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Kristina Roegner
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AI Summary
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Off-duty peace officers are authorized to possess deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance in school safety zones.
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Boards of education and school governing authorities may designate specific employees to carry concealed handguns in school safety zones if those employees have valid concealed handgun licenses and complete required firearms training.
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Names of designated employees must be kept confidential and cannot be disclosed except to local law enforcement, insurance companies, and by court order.
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Development and implementation of designation protocols are excluded from collective bargaining negotiations.
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Schools, school boards, and designated employees are granted civil liability immunity for injuries or deaths resulting from authorized handgun possession or use, except in cases of reckless or wanton conduct.
Legislative Description
To authorize off-duty peace officers to possess deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone, to authorize a board of education or governing body of any school to designate employees who may carry concealed handguns in a school safety zone, to generally prohibit the disclosure of the names of the designated employees, to exclude from collective bargaining the development and implementation of a protocol to designate the employees, and to generally provide immunity from civil liability to a board of education or governing authority of any school and to a designated employee of any such school for injury, death, or loss arising from the employee's possession or use of a handgun in a school safety zone.
School safety laws
Last Action
To Civil Justice
1/23/2014