South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "guardians Of Our Schools Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 66, Title 59 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year, The Governing Boards Of Public K-12 Schools May Designate Employees As School Guardians To Provide Armed Protection And Other Related Public Safety Functions On Their Campuses, To Define Related Terminology, And To Provide Related Requirements; By Adding Section 23-23-112 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Council Must Develop A Training Program And Guidelines For School Guardians That Must Be Offered By The Criminal Justice Academy; And By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Exemptions From The Prohibition On Possession Of Firearm On School Property, So As To Exempt School Guardians.
Referred to Committee on Education (2025-01-14)