SB443 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Public K-12 education, local boards of education may allow school security personnel and school resource officers to carry firearms with certain qualifications

Summary

Allows local school boards to let school security personnel or school resource officers carry firearms on duty if they meet specified POST qualifications.

What This Bill Does

Gives local boards the option to permit armed security staff and SROs on school property while on duty. Requires those employees to complete 16 hours of firearm training in a POST-approved program and to annually re-qualify as law enforcement officers do. Expands current law by including non-police school staff in carrying firearms on K-12 property, subject to board approval and qualification standards. Establishes when the act becomes law after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• School security personnel employed by local boards of education — may carry firearms on duty if they meet the qualifications.
• School resource officers (SROs) employed by local boards of education — may carry firearms on duty if they meet the qualifications.
• Local boards of education — may choose to allow armed personnel on campuses, and must ensure qualifying requirements are met.
• Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST) — to approve the training program and oversee annual re-qualification.
• K-12 students and school staff — potential presence of armed personnel on campus, depending on board decisions.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: A local board of education may allow school security personnel or school resource officers to carry a firearm on duty if the employee has (1) 16 hours of firearm training in a POST-approved program and (2) annually completes and passes the POST-required firearm re-qualification for law enforcement.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education