Bill Title: Specialized weapons and other training. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the specialized weapons training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide proof of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete eight hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may use grant money received from the Indiana safe schools fund to pay for part or all of specialized weapons training for employees of the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school who are required to successfully complete or who request to attend the specialized weapons training. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires, that for a person or entity to provide specialized weapons training to certain employees and other staff members of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the person or entity apply and receive approval from the secured school safety board. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee consents, in writing, to the use of projectiles during the training or drill. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve a training or a drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Establishes requirements concerning the barricading or blocking of a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2019-04-18 - Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Stoops [HB1253 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate - Third reading	2019-04-16	32	14	3	1	50	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Amendment #2 (Melton) failed	2019-04-15	12	37	0	1	50	Failed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Committee Vote	2019-04-10	8	2	0	0	10	Passed	Link	View
House	Third reading	2019-02-18	72	25	1	2	100	Passed	Link	View
House	Amendment #14 (Chyung) failed	2019-02-14	27	62	6	5	100	Failed	Link	View
House	Amendment #4 (Forestal) failed	2019-02-14	28	63	5	4	100	Failed	Link	View
House	Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed	2019-02-14	31	57	9	3	100	Failed	Link	View
House	House - Committee Vote	2019-02-11	8	2	0	3	13	Passed	Link	View

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