Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB554
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to school safety and declaring an emergency.
Description: Establish a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require that, at each school without a school resource or security officer, the local board shall implement an emergency response team; establish requirements for members of an emergency response team; require a local board of education to adopt policies and procedures for an emergency response team; provide some civil liability protections to the local board and emergency response team members; limit applicability of the section; establish a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish a process for certifying instructors in providing school safety training; establish minimum requirements of the process; require the department to develop curriculum and requirements for school safety certification trainings, which may be provided by certified trainers; require completion of a psychological suitability screening for certification applicants; allow certifications in school safety to be valid for one year; establish certification renewal requirements; allow the department to establish a fee for certifications; allow the department to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 527.070 to include members of a school's emergency response team among these permitted to carry firearms on school grounds pursuant to the written policies and authorization of the local board of education; declare an EMERGENCY.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: posted in committee
Last Action Date: March 15, 2018
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Jim Gooch (R); Jerry Miller (R); Diane St Onge (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 15, 2018 | posted in committee |
| House | Mar 1, 2018 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) |
| House | Feb 27, 2018 | introduced in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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Link: link to state bill page
