The Committee on Education proposes the following amendment (SEDU-269.KG0001S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-19-275 and inserting:

 Section 59-19-275. Each public school district with more than fifteen thousand students may use the services of personnel who are armed or delegated arrest authority to work on the premises of the district to promote safety and security on the premises, provided the district shall obtain proprietary security business licensure as provided in Section 40-18-60 and Section 40-18-80 and otherwise comply with the applicable requirements of those sections. The provisions of this section do not affect any requirement that a school district use the services of a school resource officer as provided by law. A school district, by obtaining a proprietary security business licensure, may enhance school security and safety but shall not supplant the use of a school resource officer in a school, and security personnel hired under the authorization of this section shall not be used in the advisor and teacher roles authorized for school resource officers as provided in Section 5-7-12.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 40-18-60(A)(3) and inserting:

  (3) If the applicant is a public school district, then the district board of trustees must designate in writing that the superintendent is the applicant. If the applicant is a charter school authorized by the South Carolina Public Charter School District or an approved public or independent institution of higher learning, the authorizer must designate in writing that the superintendent of the authorizer of the charter school is the applicant.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.