SB 318 — Allow law enforcement to provide certain school resource services

As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session S.

318 2025-2026 Senator Cutrona Cosponsor:Cosponsors:

SenatorSenators BrennerBrenner, Gavarone, Ingram, Johnson, Landis, Lang, Manning, O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Smith, Timken, Wilkin To amend sections 505.431 and 3313.951 of the 1 Revised Code to authorize a law enforcement 2 agency to provide school resource officer 3 services to a chartered nonpublic school.

18 (B) The police department of any township or township 19 S.

318 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(B) CommitteeThe police department of any township or township 19 police district may, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding 20 under division (C) of section 3313.951 of the Revised Code, and 21 upon the approval, by resolution, of the board of township 22 trustees, provide school resource officer services to a 23 chartered nonpublic school located in the department's 24 territorial jurisdiction.

46 (3) "School resource officer" means a peace officer who is 47 appointed through a memorandum of understanding between a law 48 S.

318 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationappointed Committeethrough a memorandum of understanding between a law 48 enforcement agency and a school district or a chartered 49 nonpublic school to provide services to a school district or 50 school as described in this section.

74 (b)S. School building security needs and characteristics;

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318 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(b) CommitteeSchool (c)building Thesecurity nuancesneeds ofand lawcharacteristics; enforcement functions conducted 76 inside a school environment, including:

75 (c) The nuances of law enforcement functions conducted 76 inside a school environment, including:

of the Revised Code, for 101 the approval of school resource officer training provided by an 102 entityS. described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section.

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318 Page 5 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationentity Committeedescribed (C)(1)in Ifdivision a(B)(1)(b) school district or chartered nonpublic school 104 decides to utilize school resource officer services, the school 105 district or chartered nonpublic school and the appropriate law 106 enforcement agency shall first enter into a memorandum of 107this understandingsection. that clarifies the purpose of the school resource 108 officer program and roles and expectations between the 109 participating entities.

103 (C)(1) If a school district or chartered nonpublic school 104 decides to utilize school resource officer services, the school 105 district or chartered nonpublic school and the appropriate law 106 enforcement agency shall first enter into a memorandum of 107 understanding that clarifies the purpose of the school resource 108 officer program and roles and expectations between the 109 participating entities.

131 (f) The requirement for coordinated crisis planning and 132 S.

318 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Education(f) CommitteeThe requirement for coordinated crisis planning and 132 updating of school crisis plans;

158 (iv) Developing strategies to resolve problems affecting 159 youthS. and protecting all students.

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318 Page 7 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Educationyouth Committee (2) A school resource officer shall consult with local law 161 enforcement officials and firstprotecting respondersall whenstudents. assisting a 162 school district's or chartered nonpublic school's administrator 163 in the development of a comprehensive emergency management plan.

160 (2) A school resource officer shall consult with local law 161 enforcement officials and first responders when assisting a 162 school district's or chartered nonpublic school's administrator 163 in the development of a comprehensive emergency management plan.