Policy authorizing off-duty law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers – Memorandum of understanding – List of qualified officers – Funding – Report

(a) For purposes of this section, “law enforcement officer” means the sheriff, sheriff’s deputies, or any police officer employed by the state, a municipality, county, or political subdivision of the state certified by the peace officer standards and training (POST) commission; any commissioned member of the Tennessee highway patrol; and any Tennessee county constable authorized to carry a firearm and who has been certified by the POST commission. Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105(b) (1) To increase the protection and safety of students and school personnel, local boards of education may adopt a policy authorizing off-duty law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers during regular school hours when children are present on the school’s premises, as well as during school-sponsored events. (2) Nothing in this section shall require a local board of education to adopt a policy permitting an off-duty law enforcement officer to serve as an armed school security officer. (c) (1) If a local board of education adopts a policy authorizing off-duty law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers, the LEA shall execute a written memorandum of understanding (MOU) with each law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officers selected by the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency to serve as armed school security officers. (2) Any MOU entered into pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) shall contain the following: (A) A provision that prescribes the types of firearms that may be carried by an armed school security officer on school premises and the manner in which the armed school security officer’s firearm may be carried; provided, that the MOU shall not prohibit an off-duty law enforcement officer who is serving as an armed school security officer from carrying a loaded handgun on school premises; (B) A provision limiting the role of armed school security officers to that of maintaining safety in the school and prohibiting armed school security officers from addressing routine school discipline issues that do not constitute crimes or that do not impact the immediate health or safety of the students or staff of the school; (C) Provisions stipulating that off-duty officers serving as armed school security officers are required to follow the policies of the officer’s employing law enforcement agency; (D) Procedures for communication among the LEA, armed school security officers, school resource officers, and local law enforcement agencies; (E) A description of any policies, procedures, or other requirements that the armed school security officers must follow when responding to an emergency on school grounds; (F) A statement requiring that armed school security officers comply with all state and federal laws regarding the confidentiality of personally identifiable student information; (G) Procedures for addressing complaints against armed school security officers; (H) A provision detailing how liability will be provided for any acts or omissions of the armed school security officer within the scope of the armed school security officer’s duties, except for willful, malicious, or criminal acts or omissions or for acts or omissions done for personal gain; (I) A provision detailing how scheduling will be determined; and (J) The hours and wages of each armed school security officer assigned to a school in the LEA. (3) Any MOU entered into pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) may prescribe: (A) Whether an armed school security officer is required to be uniformed while on school premises; or (B) Other means for proper identification of the armed school security officer. (4) (A) If a MOU entered into pursuant to this subsection (c) would permit law enforcement officers to serve as armed school security officers at a school that is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of another law enforcement agency that is not the law enforcement officers’ employing agency, then the MOU shall not take effect until approved in writing by the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency with law enforcement jurisdiction for the school. (B) Notwithstanding title 6, chapter 54, part 3, or any other law to the contrary, a law enforcement officer who is serving as an armed school security officer pursuant to this section for a school