A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DEFINE SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE OFFICER AND to REQUIRE TRAINING STANDARDS FOR THOSE OFFICERS, as recommended by the House select committee on school safety.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 8C of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 115C‑105.57.  School safety resource officer.
(a)	A school safety resource officer is a law enforcement officer who is assigned to one or more public schools, at least 20 hours per week, to assist with school security, safety, emergency preparedness, emergency response, or any other responsibility assigned by the school or law enforcement agency.
(b)	All school safety resource officers must comply with any continuing education training requirements, as established by subsection (c) of this section. A law enforcement officer who did not serve as a school safety resource officer during the 2018‑2019 school year shall also complete the initial training as established by subsection (c) of this section.
(c)	The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission, in collaboration with the Center for Safer Schools, shall establish initial training and continuing education standards for school safety resource officers. These standards shall, at a minimum, include diversity and equity, tactical, and mental health training."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 17C‑6(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(18)	Establish initial training and continuing education training standards for school safety resource officers, as set forth in G.S. 115C‑105.57."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 17E‑4(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(14)	Establish initial training and continuing education training standards for school safety resource officers, as set forth in G.S. 115C‑105.57."
SECTION 4.  The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission, in collaboration with the Center for Safer Schools, shall establish initial training standards for school safety resource officers no later than January 15, 2019.
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to school safety resource officers employed beginning with the 2019‑2020 school year.