KY HB270 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-19 - to Judiciary (H)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-19 - to Judiciary (H)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]
Summary
Amend KRS 520.070 to include school marshals as persons exempt from the prohibition against possession of a firearm on school property if authorized by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to allow for the appointment of a school marshal by a local school board or governing body of a private or parochial school; specify that a person authorized and appointed under this section is designated as a school marshal and enumerate restrictions on school marshal's powers; provide that persons certified to act as peace officers under KRS 15.380 are exempt from restrictions; establish requirements of eligibility for a school marshal's appointment; enumerate board's or governing bodies' responsibilities; require that schools designated as school marshal sites collaborate with the Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement on safety procedures prior to appointment of a school marshal; provide limits on liability for school boards or governing bodies that appoint school marshals; establish limits on the possession, transport, deposit, or carrying of firearms by a school marshal while on school property; limit liability for school marshals for acts or omissions undertaken pursuant to this section; provide that the school marshal is responsible for expenditures related to the purchase of a firearm, ammunition, or any other associated costs; allow that a local school board or governing body may pay compensation for expenses incurred undertaking school marshal's duties or appointment requirements; specify that otherwise lawful possession of a firearm as provided under KRS 527.070 or any other state or federal law is not restricted; exclude postsecondary or higher education institutions from coverage; require that any board of a local public school district or governing body of a private or parochial school that appoints a school marshal adopt guidelines to carry out school marshal's requirements.
Title
AN ACT relating to school safety.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-01-19 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
2016-01-15 | House | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB270.htm |
Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB270/bill.pdf |
Supplement | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB270/LM.pdf |