HB129 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kerry Rich

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public education, local board of education may authorize qualified school security, school resource officers, and administrators to carry pistols or stun guns on school property

Summary

HB129 would let local boards of education authorize certain school staff to carry a pistol or stun gun on school property if they meet specific training and re-qualification requirements.

What This Bill Does

HB129 would allow local boards of education to permit school security personnel, school resource officers, and school administrators to carry a pistol or stun gun on school property. Eligible staff would need 16 hours of firearm training in a POST-approved program and must annually pass the firearms re-qualification required for law enforcement. Boards would decide, at a meeting near the start of each school year, which employees in their district may carry; authorization is not mandatory and can be rescinded. The bill also defines what counts as a pistol and a stun gun for clarity.

Who It Affects

• Local boards of education: gain authority to decide per school which staff may carry a pistol or stun gun on school property.
• School security personnel, school resource officers, and school administrators: become eligible to carry if they meet the training and annual re-qualification requirements.
• Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (POST): sets and enforces the training and re-qualification standards used for authorization.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes local boards of education to allow school security personnel, school resource officers, or school administrators to carry a pistol or stun gun on school property.
• Requires 16 hours of firearm training in a POST-approved program for eligible staff.
• Requires annual firearm re-qualification as mandated for law enforcement officers by POST.
• Boards must determine, at a meeting near the start of each academic year, which employees may carry per school; authorization is not mandatory and can be rescinded.
• Defines pistol as any firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches, and stun gun as a device delivering an electric current or impulse intended to incapacitate or disorient.
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education