Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0064
Legislation Overview
Title: School safety.
Description: School safety. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training or other firearm training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or staff member has successfully completed the training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide the results from the inventory to the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete 16 hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member is authorized and intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that the specialized weapons training must be provided by a person or entity approved by the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Provides that the Indiana secured school fund may be used to employ a law enforcement officer who has completed at least 40 hours of certified school resource officer training. Provides that, after June 30, 2021, a law enforcement officer or a school security officer who is not considered a school resource officer must complete 40 hours of certified school resource officer training. Resolves substantive conflicts between P.L 197-2019, P.L.50-2019, and P.L.153-2019.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Senator Crane added as coauthor
Last Action Date: February 9, 2021
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Travis Holdman (R); Andy Zay (R); John Crane (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2021 | Senator Crane added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2021 | Senator Zay added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 4, 2021 | Authored by Senator Holdman |
| Senate | Jan 4, 2021 | First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 28, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
