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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1521 By: Pemberton and Stephens of
the Senate
and
Lowe (Dick) of the House
An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 281, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
5-148.1), which relates to the School Resou rce
Officer Program; directing certain school districts
to give first priority to hiring certain law
enforcement officers; allowing certain school
districts to employ or contract with certain of ficers
or security guards under certain circumstances ;
directing certain law enforcement agency to provide
certain individual a radio system to be used in
performance of certain duties; allowing use of
certain fund for certain purpose; updating statutory
reference; providing an effective date; and declaring
an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 281, O.S.L.
2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 5 -148.1), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 5-148.1. A. The State Department of Education shall
establish and maintain a three-year pilot program known as the
School Resource Officer Program.
B. School resource officers emp loyed or contracted by sc hool
districts participating in the School Resource Officer Program shall
successfully complete law enforcement active shooter emergency
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response training given by the Council on Law E nforcement Education
and Training (CLEET) and a pproved by the Oklahoma Department of
Public Safety.
C. For purposes of this section, “school resource officer”
means 1. A school district participating in the School Resource
Officer Program shall give first priority t o employing or
contracting with a law enforcement officer with sworn authority and
training in school-based law enforcemen t and crisis response who is
assigned by an employing law enforcement ag ency to work
collaboratively with one o r more schools using community-oriented
policing concepts.
2. If a law enforcement officer d escribed in paragraph 1 of
this subsection is unavailable, a participating school district may
employ or contract with a retired law enforcement officer or a
security guard who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Security
Guard and Private Investigator Act. The law enforcement agency that
serves the area in which a school district is located shall provide
an individual employed or contracted , pursuant to this paragraph,
with a police band radio system which may be used by the individual
in the performance of hi s or her duties. A school district may use
funds from the Schoo l Security Revolving Fund created pursuant to
Section 5-148.2 of this title to cover the cost of the radio system.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 27th day of February, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives