• In Washington State, the Senate passed Senate Bill 5141, a bill regulating the training and role of school-based law enforcement. The bill adopts the community-oriented policing model, limits intervention to crimes not school discipline, creates a data collection and reporting plan, and a procedure for parents to file complaints about officers.
• In North Carolina, Senate Bill 192, the School Security Act of 2019, is being considered by the legislature. If enacted, it will give teachers a five-percent raise in salary to become sworn police officers. Teachers would be authorized to carry concealed weapons in their classrooms and would have arrest powers.
• In Maryland, legislation has been introduced that would create a “Preventative Measure Unit” in public schools that would connect students to mental and behavioral health services. House Bill 1418 mandates funding for prevention officers who would bridge a gap between school administrators and the juvenile justice system.
• In Ohio, a Butler County judge ruled that Madison County school district administrators and staff do not need the same hours of training as sworn police to be able to carry concealed weapons in school. Parents had filed a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of a school policy requiring only 27 hours of training. Sworn officers must complete over 700 hours of training.