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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:2404(11) and R.S. 17:416.19, the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall develop and implement a School Violence Prevention Training Program under their jurisdiction and within the existing school resource officer program in conjunction with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the office of state police, local law enforcement agencies, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
B. The Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall have the power to establish and appoint a committee with members representing the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the accredited law enforcement training centers, the office of state police, local law enforcement agencies, and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
C. The committee shall have the following powers:
(1) To develop minimum curriculum requirements for the training and certification of school security guards, which standards shall apply uniformly throughout the state for all school security guards.
(2) To establish minimum law enforcement instruction qualifications at an accredited P.O.S.T. academy.
(3) To approve and certify a school security guard program and to establish other requirements relative to such program.
D. A portion of the funds appropriated for the program shall be allocated to local law enforcement agencies to be utilized for the cost of investigation, detection, and forensics costs of crime committed on school property.
E. After a secure funding source for this program becomes available, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall have six months to implement a one-year pilot test of the School Violence Prevention Training Program. The commission shall evaluate the results of the pilot test before recommending statewide implementation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2404.1. Additional powers of the council, school resource officers, School Violence Prevention Training Program - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-40-sect-2404-1/
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