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The Committee on Education and Public Works proposes the following amendment (LC-4649.WAB0001H):
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 complies 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, and security personnel hired under the authorization of this section shall not be used in the advisor or teacher roles authorized for school resources officers under Section 5-7-12 (B).Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 40-18-60(A) and inserting:
(A) An employer who utilizesuses a person who is armed, uniformed, or has been delegated arrest authority for work on the employer's premises in connection with the affairs of the employer must make application to SLED for a proprietary security business license and pay an annual license fee, set by SLED regulation.Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 40-18-80(A)(3) and inserting:
(3) SLED shall implement training requirements for the initial registration and renewal registration of applicants. These training requirements may impose additional training for persons working as security officers in the school setting to enhance accountability and compliance. School district applicants must not employ any person as a security officer in a school unless the person is at least twenty-one years old, and must also have: