16RS Senate Bill 223

Senate Bill 223

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Last Action	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to school safety.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1467
Sponsors	S. West, M. Wise
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 520.070 to include school marshals as persons exempt from the prohibition against possession of a firearm on school property if authorized by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to allow for the appointment of a school marshal by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; specify that a person authorized and appointed under this section is designated as a school marshal and enumerate restrictions on school marshal's powers; provide that persons certified to act as peace officers under KRS 15.380 are exempt from restrictions; establish requirements of eligibility for a school marshal's appointment; enumerate board's or governing bodies' responsibilities; require that schools designated as school marshal sites collaborate with the Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement on safety procedures prior to appointment of a school marshal; provide limits on liability for school boards or governing bodies that appoint school marshals; establish limits on the possession, transport, deposit, or carrying of firearms by a school marshal while on school property; limit liability for school marshals for acts or omissions undertaken pursuant to this section; provide that the school marshal is responsible for expenditures related to the purchase of a firearm, ammunition, or any other associated costs; allow that a local school board or governing body may pay compensation for expenses incurred undertaking school marshal's duties or appointment requirements; specify that otherwise lawful possession of a firearm as provided under KRS 527.070 or any other state or federal law is not restricted; exclude postsecondary or higher education institutions from coverage; require that any board of a local public school district or governing body of a private or parochial school that appoints a school marshal adopt guidelines to carry out school marshal's requirements.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School marshal, appointment of, requirements relating to Firearms and Weapons - School marshals, firearms carried by, requirements relating to Police, City and County - School marshal, appointment of, requirements relating to Police, State - School marshal, appointment of, requirements relating to Public Health - School marshal, responsibilities and duties of Local Mandate - School marshal, responsibilities and duties of

02/23/16	introduced in Senate
02/25/16	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)