Louisiana SB 505: SCHOOLS:  Allows certain peace officers, with the approval of the principal, to patrol schools. (gov sig)

Bill Text

SLS 18RS-752 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 505
BY SENATOR GATTI
SCHOOLS. Allows certain peace officers, with the approval of the principal, to patrol
schools. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95(A)(5)(b)(i) and 95.2(C)(1), and R.S. 17:416.16(A)(3) and
3 (C)(1) and 416.19(A), and to enact R.S. 17:416.16(A)(5) and (6), and (G)(4), relative
4 to school safety; relative to carrying weapons on school grounds; to allow certain
5 peace officers to patrol schools; to clarify role of law enforcement in school crisis
6 management and response plans; to provide relative to school resource officers; and
7 to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 14:95(A)(5)(b)(i) and 95.2(C)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted
10 to read as follows:
11 §95. Illegal carrying of weapons
12 A. Illegal carrying of weapons is:
13 * * *
14 (5) * * *
15 (b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to:
16 (i) A peace officer as defined by R.S. 14:30(B) in the performance of his
17 official duties or who is authorized by the principal to patrol the school, whether
18 or not the peace officer is compensated or volunteers his service.
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1 * * *
2 §95.2. Carrying a firearm, or dangerous weapon, by a student or nonstudent on
3 school property, at school-sponsored functions or firearm-free zone
4 * * *
5 C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
6 (1) A federal law enforcement officer or a Louisiana-commissioned state, or
7 local Post Certified law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm,
8 whether or not the officer is compensated or volunteers his service.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. R.S. 17:416.16(A)(3) and (C)(1), and 416.19(A) are hereby amended and
11 reenacted, and R.S. 416.16(A)(5) and (6), and (G)(4) are enacted to read as follows:
12 §416.16. School crisis management and response plans
13 A. * * *
14 (3) The plan, which shall focus on preventing the loss of life and the injury
15 of students and teachers and other school employees, shall detail the roles and
16 responsibilities of each school employee, and each appropriate law enforcement,
17 fire, public safety, and emergency preparedness agency, and the relevant
18 coordination agreements, services, and security measures of a school in the event of
19 a shooting or other violent incident or emergency situation.
20 * * *
21 (5) The plan may provide for the school principal to develop a process
22 that allows peace officers, as defined in R.S. 14:30(B)(1), to provide patrols of
23 the school to ensure the security of the school, whether or not the peace officers
24 are compensated or volunteer their services to patrol the school.
25 (6) The plan may provide for the principal to enter into agreements with
26 law enforcement agencies for school resource officers, provided that each school
27 resource officer, whether or not he is compensated or volunteers his services,
28 meets the qualifications prescribed by R.S. 17:416.19(B).
29 * * *
30 C.(1) Within the first thirty days of each school year, each public school
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1 principal, jointly with law enforcement, fire, public safety, and emergency
2 preparedness officials, shall conduct a safety drill to rehearse the components of the
3 plan. Not later than seven days after the drill, the principal shall submit a written
4 report summarizing the details of the drill to the local superintendent. The
5 superintendent may comment on the drill to the principal, who may consider such
6 comments in revising the plan.
7 * * *
8 G. Each public school principal shall keep a copy of the approved plan in his
9 office and shall provide a copy to the following individuals, each of whom shall be
10 responsible for keeping in his respective office a copy of the plan that is readily
11 accessible in the event of a school shooting or other violent incident or emergency
12 situation:
13 * * *
14 (4) The administrative leader of any other law enforcement agency
15 included in the plan or that provides school resource officers to the school.
16 * * *
17 §416.19. School resource officers
18 A. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic
19 school may make or enter into agreements with a local law enforcement agency to
20 provide for school resource officers, whether or not the school resource officers
21 are compensated or volunteer their services. Any city, parish, or other local public
22 school system and any nonpublic school shall ensure that any school resource officer
23 provided by a local law enforcement agency as provided in this Section is in
24 compliance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.
25 * * *
26 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
27 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
28 by the governor, as pr