SP0515
LD 1429
Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-150, Sponsored by
LR 734
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill in section 2 in §6552-A by inserting after subsection 12 the following:

13 Qualified school employee becoming a part-time law enforcement officer.   A school administrative unit may invite a school employee who is qualified under this section to carry a concealed handgun on school premises and who voluntarily participates pursuant to subsection 12 to become a part-time law enforcement officer. If the school employee accepts, the school administrative unit may enter into an agreement on behalf of that school employee with a local law enforcement agency or sheriff to allow that employee to become a part-time law enforcement officer. The agreement must require that the school employee successfully complete the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s training requirements to become a part-time law enforcement officer pursuant to Title 25, sections 2804-B and 2804-E. Upon completion of that training, a local law enforcement agency or sheriff may commission the school employee as a part-time law enforcement officer. A school employee commissioned as a part-time law enforcement officer pursuant to this subsection is subject to the policies and requirements of the local law enforcement agency or sheriff.

Amend the bill in section 2 in §6552-A by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment is the minority report and allows a school administrative unit to invite a school employee who is qualified to carry a concealed handgun on school premises to become a part-time law enforcement officer. It provides that the school administrative unit may enter into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to commission a qualified school employee as a part-time law enforcement officer. Before becoming a part-time law enforcement officer, the school employee must successfully complete the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s training requirements for a part-time law enforcement officer.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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