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(2) The judge may, at the request of the school entity
or nonpublic school, grant the school police officer the
powers as provided under section 1306-C(b), the authority to
issue citations for summary offenses as provided in section
[1306-C(3)] 1306-C(a)(3) or the authority to detain students
until the arrival of local law enforcement or any combination
thereof.
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Section 1305-C. Training.
(a) General rule.--A school police officer who has been
granted powers under section [1306-C(3)] 1306-C(a)(3) or (b) or
has been authorized to carry a firearm must, before entering
upon the duties of the office, satisfy the following:
(1) Successfully complete basic training as required by
the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training
Commission under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to
municipal police education and training) or has graduated
from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, has been employed
as a State trooper with the Pennsylvania State Police and has
separated from that service in good standing.
(2) (i) Successfully complete the Basic School Resource
Officer Course offered by the National Association of
School Resource Officers or an equivalent course of
instruction approved by the commission.
(ii) A school police officer who is [currently]
employed or contracted by a school entity or nonpublic
school before September 2, 2019, shall have [six months
from the effective date of this paragraph] until the
beginning of the 2020-2021 school year to complete the
instruction.
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Section 1306-C. Powers and duties.
(a) General rule.--A school police officer appointed under
section 1302-C(b) shall possess and exercise all the following
powers and duties:
(1) To enforce good order in school buildings, on school
buses and on school grounds in the respective school entities
or nonpublic schools. For purposes of this paragraph, the
term "school bus" shall include a vehicle leased by the
school entity or nonpublic school to transport students and a
vehicle of mass transit used by students to go to and from
school and school activities when the school police officer
responds to a report of an incident involving a breach of
good order or violation of law.
(3) If authorized by the court, to issue summary
citations or to detain individuals in school buildings, on
school buses and on school grounds in the respective school
entities or nonpublic schools until local law enforcement is
notified.
(b) Specific powers.--If authorized by the court, a school
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