HB2164 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.

What is the status of HB2164?

Passed both chambers as of April 12, 2025.

Who sponsored HB2164?

Statler, Joe (R, 077), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2164?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2164&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB2164: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.

Q: What does HB2164 do?

In its own words: An act to amend and reenact §15-2D-3 and §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and by adding thereto three new sections, designated §18-5-52, §18-5-53, and §18-5-54, relating to creating school safety officers; requiring the director of the Division of Protective Services to establish standards for school safety officers and issue a certificate; providing definitions; authorizing local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school safety officers; providing standards for a school safety officer to carry a firearm on school grounds.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 12, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to authorize local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school security officers.

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §15-2D-3 and §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and by adding thereto three new sections, designated §18-5-52, §18-5-53, and §18-5-54, relating to creating school safety officers; requiring the director of the Division of Protective Services to establish standards for school safety officers and issue a certificate; providing definitions; authorizing local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school safety officers; providing standards for a school safety officer to carry a firearm on school grounds.

From the enrolled text, April 12, 2025:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-2D-3 and §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and by adding thereto three new sections, designated §18-5-52, §18-5-53, and §18-5-54, relating to creating school safety officers; requiring the director of the Division of Protective Services to establish standards for school safety officers and issue a certificate; providing definitions; authorizing local school boards, public charter schools, and private or religious schools to employ school safety officers; providing standards for a school safety officer to carry a firearm on school grounds; requiring a background check; specifying the detention powers of a school safety officer and limitations on detention powers; requiring data sharing with the Division of Protective Services; specifying payment for equipment; requiring insurance for schools employing a school safety officer; clarifying that the prohibitions on carry a firearm in a school zone do not apply to certified school safety officers; providing that all school safety officers are subject to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act ("LEOSA"); clarifying the liability and responsibility of school safety officers; providing for annual training in conjunction with the local county sheriffs' department; allowing county boards of education to contract with an independent contractor, known as a West Virginia guardian, who is a former state trooper, former deputy sheriff, former state fire marshal, former Department of Natural …

West Virginia HB2164: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel.

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