A bill to allow teachers to carry concealed weapons on public school campuses passed through the House K-12 Education Subcommittee Wednesday, approved by a vote of 12-1.
HB 19, sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, would allow school districts to arm a “school safety designee” like a teacher or a volunteer to make public schools safer.
Designees could include honorably discharged military veterans without firearm disciplinary infractions, active-duty members of the military, acting law enforcement officers or retired law enforcement officers who left their jobs in good standing.
Steube told committee members all designees would have to go through “rigorous training” to be able to carry guns on campus. Training would include going through a school safety program which would cover active shooter training and firearm proficiency.
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