How S 269 changes current law

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The bill allows public school districts with more than 15,000 students to use armed security personnel licensed as a proprietary security business, providing they comply with specific requirements.

• Section 59-19-275

  Each public school district 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.

  Public school districts can employ security personnel who are armed if they obtain the necessary license.

• Section 40-18-60(A)

  utilizes uses 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. → utilizes 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. If the applicant is a public school district, then the district board of trustees must designate in writing that the superintendent is the applicant.

  Public school districts are specifically included as applicants for proprietary security business licenses.

• Section 40-18-80(A)

  The licensee may apply and pay the fee for the security officer registration certificate or may require the person to be employed as a security officer to apply and pay the fee.

  Clarifies the process regarding who can apply and pay for security officer registration certificates.

• Section 40-18-140

  public school districts are excluded from these requirements.

  Excludes public school districts from some licensing requirements applicable to other entities.