Permits public and nonpublic schools to utilize security categorical aid to hire school security personnel.
This bill allows public school districts and nonpublic schools (like private or religious schools) within those districts to use existing "security categorical aid" funds to hire school security personnel. Currently, these funds were intended for security services, but the bill explicitly clarifies that hiring security staff is an acceptable use. It amends two existing laws - the "Secure Schools for All Children Act" and the "School Funding Reform Act of 2008" - to specify that security personnel hiring is permitted under the funding rules. The change takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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