Virginia House Bill 2358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-16 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Employment of school protection officers in public schools. Permits any local law-enforcement agency to employ in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division, pursuant to an agreement with the local school board, a school protection officer, defined in the bill as a retired law-enforcement officer hired by the local law-enforcement agency on a part-time basis to provide limited law-enforcement and security services to public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. The bill requires each such school board and local law-enforcement agency to enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth the powers and duties of school protection officers. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards for school protection officers and requires the collection of certain data relating to the activities of such officers. Employment of school protection officers in public schools. Permits any local law-enforcement agency to employ in any public elementary or secondary school in the local school division, pursuant to an agreement with the local school board, a school protection officer, defined in the bill as a retired law-enforcement officer hired by the local law-enforcement agency on a part-time basis to provide limited law-enforcement and security services to public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. The bill requires each such school board and local law-enforcement agency to enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth the powers and duties of school protection officers. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory training standards for school protection officers and requires the collection of certain data relating to the activities of such officers.

School protection officers; employment in public schools.

Sen. Tara Durant [R]	Del. Ellen Campbell [R]	Del. Robert Orrock [R]	Del. Wren Williams [R]
Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (Y: 51 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-16	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
2023-02-13	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Public Education
2023-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
2023-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
2023-02-02	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-02-01	House	Read first time
2023-01-30	House	Reported from Education (16-Y 6-N)
2023-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2023-01-23	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2023-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-13	House	Presented and ordered printed 23103579D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	279.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	280.2:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	114.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	184	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2358
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2358+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2358F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0903V0053+HB2358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H09V0083+HB2358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1382+HB2358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S04V0327+HB2358