be approved by the board of directors of a school entity or
the administration of a nonpublic school.
(b) Duty of board of directors and administration.--The
board of directors of a school entity or the administration of a
nonpublic school shall have the duty to:
(1) Adopt curriculum that is in compliance with this
section.
(2) Pay costs of certification and recertification, but
not for qualification for training.
(3) Set the date and location of the certification and
recertification courses.
(4) Maintain and file with the department a list of all
certified school police officers and school security guards
in the school entity or nonpublic school.
(c) Duty of department.--The department shall have the duty
to approve all school board-adopted or administration-adopted
policies and the authority to promulgate rules and regulations
consistent with this section and to issue certification or
recertification upon successful completion of the mandated and
approved training course.
(d) Automatic certification.--An individual who is certified
under 53 Pa.C.S. ยง 2167 (relating to police training), 2168
(relating to automatic certification) or 2169 (relating to in-
service training by existing personnel) shall be automatically
certified by the board of directors of a school entity or the
administration of a nonpublic school .
(e) Qualification for admission.--To qualify for admission
into a training course, the individual must meet all of the
following:
(1) Be 18 years of age or older.
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