S.B. No. 168 Summary

• Establishes the Ohio Mobile Training Team Program within the Department of Public Safety, administered by a chief mobile training officer who oversees 16 regional mobile training officers serving public and nonpublic schools and higher education institutions regarding school and campus safety.

• Creates "school safety designee" positions for individuals authorized to carry firearms in schools, including school resource officers, security officers employed by boards of education, and others with written authorization; requires basic firearms training and quarterly requalification.

• Requires regional mobile training officers to assist schools with emergency management plans, security protocols, tactical emergency medical services training, and other security activities upon request.

• Appropriates $6,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 from the General Revenue Fund to support the mobile training team program.

• Modifies peace officer training requirements to include firearms requalification programs for the chief mobile training officer, regional mobile training officers, and school safety designees, with quarterly compliance mandates.