H4649: Private security services in public schools

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-275 So As To Provide Public School Districts With More Than Fifteen Thousand Students May Use Certain Security Personnel To Promote Safety And Security On School Premises If Licensed As A Proprietary Security Business, And To Provide Districts Remain Obligated To Use School Resource Officers As Otherwise Provided By Law; By Amending Section 40-18-60, Relating To Proprietary Security Business Licensure, So As To Add Provisions Concerning Public School Districts Applying For Licensure; By Amending Section 40-18-80, Relating To Security Officer Registration Certification, So As To Provide The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Shall Implement Certain Related Training Requirements; And By Amending Section 40-18-140, Relating To Exceptions From Private Security And Investigation Agency Licensure Requirements, So As To Clarify That Public School Districts Are Excluded From These Requirements.