RS 17:416.19

School systems and nonpublic schools may work with local law enforcement to provide school resource officers, but they must ensure the officers meet certification requirements and, if they have such an agreement, report the total number of officers annually to the state education department.

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School systems and nonpublic schools may work with local law enforcement to provide school resource officers, but they must ensure the officers meet certification requirements and, if they have such an agreement, report the total number of officers annually to the state education department.

§416.19. School resource officers A. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school may make or enter into agreements with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers. Any city, parish, or other local public school system and any nonpublic school shall ensure that any school resource officer provided by a local law enforcement agency as provided in this Section is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. B.(1) A "school resource officer" shall be a peace officer as defined in R.S. 40:2402. (2) A "school resource officer" shall be certified by a nationally accredited school resource officer program or a state school resource officer training program certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training. C. The Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall review and approve any advanced, in-service, or specialized training for school resource officers as the council shall deem advisable. D. A city, parish, or other local public school system that has entered into an agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for school resource officers shall annually report to the state Department of Education the total number of school resource officers provided to the system. Acts 2004, No. 547, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2005; Acts 2019, No. 148, §1.

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