S0907B1182A02989 SFR:EJH 11/14/23 #90 A02989
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 907
Sponsor: SENATOR REGAN
Printer's No. 1182
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "thereto,""
in school safety and security, further providing for school
safety and security coordinator; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by inserting after "security,"
further providing for duties of commission and
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 11, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Sections 1309-B(c) and 1315-C of the act of March
10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of
1949, are amended by adding paragraphs to read:
Section 1309-B. School safety and security coordinator.
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(c) Specific duties.--The school safety and security
coordinator shall:
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(5.1) No later than June 30, 2024, and each June 30
thereafter, make a report to the school entity's board of
directors on the school entity's current school security
personnel. The following apply:
(i) Each report shall be presented to the school
entity's board of directors at an executive session of
the school entity's board of directors.
(ii) Each report shall be submitted to the committee
and shall not be subject to the act of February 14, 2008
(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(iii) Each report shall include:
(A) The number of school security personnel, as
defined in section 1301-C, broken out by type.
(B) The number of each school police officer,
each school resource officer and each school security
guard that is armed.
(C) The school building at which each school
security personnel is assigned.
(D) The training, including type of training and
dates completed, by each school security personnel.
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(E) A listing of other individuals utilized for
school-safety-related duties.
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Section 1315-C. Duties of commission.
The commission shall have the following duties under this
article:
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(5) Establish criteria for granting school entities
waivers for the requirements in section 1316-C(a). The
criteria shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Documentation that the school entity does not
have a municipal police department or law enforcement
agency that is able to provide a school resource officer.
(ii) Documentation that the school entity has been
unable to hire or contract a school police officer.
(iii) Documentation that the school entity has been
unable to hire or contract a school security guard.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out "at each school
building." and inserting
as follows:
(1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, a school
entity shall have one armed school security personnel on duty
during the school day at 33% of school buildings.
(2) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school
entity shall have one armed school security personnel on duty
during the school day at 66% of school buildings.
(3) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, a school
entity shall have one armed school security personnel on duty
during the school day at 100% of school buildings.
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 16 and 17
(f) Waiver.--A school entity that is unable to meet the
requirements in section 1316-C(a) may apply for a waiver to the
committee. The committee may waive the requirements in the case
of a school entity that provides an attestation that it acted in
good faith but is unable to fulfill the criteria. A waiver shall
expire one year after its approval by the committee.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "(f)" and
inserting
(g)
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