Safety Law News for 5/22/13
- The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved legislation that would fund a statewide school safety program. The bill allocates 60 percent of grant money to help schools train and pay for school resource officers and 40 percent for emergency planning and violence prevention programs.
- The Tennessee Senate approved House Bill 6, a measure that lets teachers who have worked as police officers in the past carry their guns with them at school. The information about which teachers are carrying is confidential.
- The Protection of Texas Children Act (House Bill 1009), proposes a “school marshal” program which arms school administrators after 80 hours of required training.
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