ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB2031: school marshals; requirements; training

Sponsor:  Representative Fillmore, LD 16

Committee on Public Safety

Overview

Permits a school district governing body, charter school governing body, community college district governing body or private school (governing body) to appoint an employee as a school marshal.

History

A person who knowingly possesses a deadly weapon on school grounds is committing misconduct involving weapons, which can be punishable as a class 1 misdemeanor or a class 6 felony (A.R.S. § 13-3102 (A)(12) and (M)).

A district governing board is required to prescribe and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit an individual from carrying or possessing a weapon on school grounds unless the person is a peace officer or has obtained specific authorization from the school administrator (A.R.S. § 15-341 (A)(23)).

Provisions

1.    Text Box: ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAllows a governing body to appoint an employee as a school marshal if the employee meets the requirements for licensure.

2.    Stipulates that a governing body can only appoint one school marshal for each 400 students per campus or, for each campus, one school marshal for each school building in which students regularly receive instruction.

3.    Outlines the duties, responsibilities and prohibitions of a school marshal.

4.    Allows a school marshal to carry or possess a handgun on the premises of a specific school and in a manner provided by the written policies of a governing body.

5.    Contains licensure requirements for an employee to become a school marshal or renew a school marshal license and requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to license or renew the employee.

6.    Requires DPS or an approved DPS provider to conduct the training of school marshals.

7.    Outlines requirements for the training program.

8.    Mandates DPS to develop and administer a psychological exam to each person (trainee) enrolled in the training program to determine if the trainee is psychologically fit to carry out the duties of a school marshal in an emergency.

9.    Requires DPS to charge a training, license and renewal fee as applicable.

10.  Outlines requirements when DPS should revoke an employee's school marshal license.

11.  Mandates DPS to submit information of each licensed school marshals to various individuals and entities and specifies the information that is collected or submitted is confidential and not a public record.

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