Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1124
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun training for school employees.
Description: Handgun training for school employees. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training or other firearm training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide the results from the inventory to the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete 16 hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member is authorized and intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that the specialized weapons training must be provided by a person or entity approved by the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Provides immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Last Action Date: January 7, 2021
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Matthew Lehman (R); Christopher Judy (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 7, 2021 | Authored by Representative Lehman |
| House | Jan 7, 2021 | Coauthored by Representative Judy |
| House | Jan 7, 2021 | First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 5, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
