HB99 Summary

• Establishes the Ohio School Safety Crisis Center and Ohio Mobile Training Team within the Department of Public Safety to develop curriculum and provide training for individuals authorized to carry weapons in schools.

• Allows school district boards and governing bodies of community schools, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools to authorize armed persons in school safety zones if they complete required training and the public is notified.

• Exempts individuals completing the training program from basic peace officer training requirements but requires annual criminal records checks for authorized armed personnel.

• Requires training curriculum to include mitigation techniques, threat neutralization, de-escalation, crisis intervention, firearms training (not exceeding 24 hours initial, 8 hours annual), and scenario-based exercises.

• Appropriates $6 million annually (FY 2022-2023) to fund the Mobile Training Team and establishes that training records are not public records.