§ 13-1314-C. School security guards
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: November 27, 2019
Effective: November 27, 2019
24 P.S. § 13-1314-C
§ 13-1314-C. School security guards
(i) The governing body of a school entity or nonpublic school may approve an extension of the deadline specified in this paragraph for armed school security guards to complete the required instruction due to a hardship in complying with the deadline. The deadline may be extended to no later than the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. The following shall apply:
(C) The school entity or nonpublic school shall submit the approved hardship extension to the Office of Safe Schools within the department not later than 15 days from the date of approval. Any documentation submitted under this clause may not be subject to the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),1 known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(c) Armed school security guards.--A school entity or nonpublic school may employ or contract with an independent contractor or a third-party vendor under section 1311-C2 for an armed school security guard if all of the following conditions are met:
(2) Except as set forth in subsection (d) or (e), the school security guard has successfully completed and is currently certified under the act of October 10, 1974 (P.L. 705, No. 235),3 known as the Lethal Weapons Training Act.
(4) The school security guard has satisfied the requirements under sections 111 and 111.14 and 23 Pa.C.S. § 6344 (relating to employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents).
(d) Active law enforcement officers.--Active law enforcement officers shall be exempt from the training requirements for school security guards under subsection (c)(1) and (2) upon presentation to the school entity or nonpublic school of evidence of their completion of the training requirements under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to municipal police education and training).5
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII-C, § 1314-C, added 2018, June 22, P.L. 327, No. 44, § 3, imd. effective. Amended 2019, July 2, P.L. 406, No. 67, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019]; 2019, Nov. 27, P.L. 662, No. 91, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
24 P.S. § 13-1311-C.
22 P.S. § 41 et seq.
24 P.S. §§ 1-111 and 1-111.1.
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2161 et seq.
22 P.S. § 48.1.
53 P.S. § 753.5.
24 P.S. § 13-1314-C, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1314-C
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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