PRINTER'S NO. 202
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
227
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, M. MACKENZIE, ROAE, HAMM, ZIMMERMAN,
ROWE, LEADBETER AND WATRO, MARCH 10, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in school security, providing for
school armed guards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1316-C. School armed guards.
(a) Guards and designation.--Within one year of the
effective date of this section, each school entity that has met
the tier 1 baseline criteria for physical security established
by the School Safety and Security Committee shall:
(1) Assign at least one school armed guard to each
school building.
(2) Designate a point or points of entry and exit in
each school building through which each individual must enter
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