SB383 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dick Brewbaker

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Schools, security personnel and resource officers employed by local board of education authorized to carry a firearm under certain conditions, Sec. 13A-11-72 am'd.

Summary

The bill lets local school boards allow trained security staff or school resource officers to carry firearms on duty and updates weapon rules for public schools.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes local boards to employ or contract school security personnel or SROs and permit them to carry firearms on duty if they are certified law enforcement officers in good standing, have completed active shooter training, annually requalify with a firearm, and carry a non-lethal weapon with training. It amends the weapon possession law to create an exemption for these qualified personnel on public school premises and adds definitions for terms like school resource officer and deadly weapon, while requiring the State Department of Education to issue implementing rules. The act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• School security personnel and school resource officers: may carry firearms on duty if they meet the specified certifications, training, qualification, and non-lethal weapon requirements.
• Local boards of education and the State Department of Education: boards may decide to employ or contract SROs and allow armed personnel; the Department must issue implementing rules and may set additional qualifications.

Key Provisions

• Allows local boards to employ or contract school security personnel or SROs and permit them to carry firearms on duty if the employee is certified as a law enforcement officer in good standing, has completed approved active shooter training, annually requalifies with firearms, and carries a non-lethal weapon with training.
• Amends 13A-11-72 to exempt authorized school security personnel and SROs from the general ban on carrying deadly weapons on public school premises, defines terms (SRO, deadly weapon, public school), and requires the State Department of Education to implement the necessary rules.

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