School resource officers and school security officers; training standards.
Summary
School resource officers and school security officers; training standards. Requires school resource officers and school security officers to receive training specific to the role and responsibility of a law-enforcement officer working with students in a school environment that includes training on (i) relevant state and federal laws; (ii) school and personal liability issues; (iii) security awareness in the school environment; (iv) mediation and conflict resolution, including de-escalation techniques such as physical alternatives to restraint; (v) disaster and emergency response; (vi) awareness of cultural diversity and implicit bias; (vii) working with students with disabilities, mental health needs, substance abuse disorders, or past traumatic experiences; and (viii) student behavioral dynamics, including current child and adolescent development and brain research. This bill is identical to SB 171.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
39–1
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
3
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 638 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 4, 2020
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N)
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 27, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Feb 10, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
Feb 5, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N)
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 3, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education
Jan 31, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
Jan 17, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Jan 8, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Jan 8, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102267D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
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