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HB2721

School security officers; employment, law-enforcement officers previously employed by the U.S.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Nick Freitas (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Employment of school security officers; law-enforcement officers previously employed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; carrying a firearm in performance of duties.

Allows a school security officer to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties if, within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board, he was employed by a law-enforcement agency of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof and his duties were substantially similar to those of a law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth. Under current law, only a school security officer who was an active law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth within 10 years immediately prior to being hired by the local school board may qualify to carry a firearm in the performance of his duties. The bill also provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services' duty to establish minimum training standards and other requirements for school security officers includes establishing minimum training standards and requirements for school security officers previously employed by a law-enforcement agency of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/16/2019 - House: Presented and ordered printed 19100996D
  • 01/16/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 01/22/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2721)
  • 01/25/2019 - House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/25/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
  • 01/28/2019 - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)
  • 01/30/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 01/31/2019 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/01/2019 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 32-N)
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/05/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 02/14/2019 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
  • 02/14/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106813D-S1
  • 02/15/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2721S1)
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106813D-S1
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2721S1
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106813D-S1 (79-Y 17-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2721ER)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2721ER)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/22/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/04/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
  • 03/04/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 493 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/18/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)

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