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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 866 By: Standridge
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Sections 1277 and 1280.1, which relate to the
8 carrying of firearms in certain places; authorizing
8 certain school personnel to carry a concealed handgun
9 on public school property under certain
9 circumstances; requiring continued education and
10 training; requiring certain biennial training;
10 updating statutory reference; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
11 Section 5-149.2, which relates to the authorization
11 of certain persons to carry handguns on public school
12 property; authorizing school boards to adopt policies
12 related to the carrying of concealed handguns on
13 public school property by certain school personnel;
13 requiring continued education and training;
14 authorizing boards of education to designate certain
14 school personnel to attend certain training programs;
15 removing certain storage provisions; clarifying
15 immunity from liability provisions; updating
16 statutory references; updating statutory language;
16 providing an effective date; and declaring an
17 emergency.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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21 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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22 amended to read as follows:
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23 Section 1277.
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24 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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1 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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2 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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3 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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4 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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5 1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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6 leased by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental
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7 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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8 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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9 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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10 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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11 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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12 Statutes;
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13 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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14 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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15 section;
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16 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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17 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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18 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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19 allowed by the property owner;
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20 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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21 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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22 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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23 authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security minimum
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24 security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-
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1 security minimum security provision consists of a location that is
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2 secured utilizing the following:
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3 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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4 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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5 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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6 entry,
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7 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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8 commissioned peace officer, and
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9 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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10 travel with their property through or by the metal
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11 detector.
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12 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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13 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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14 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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15 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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16 state, or federal governmental authority;
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17 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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18 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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19 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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20 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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21 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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22 the provisions of this section;
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23 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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24 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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1 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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2 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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3 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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4 structure, building, office space, or event which is specifically
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5 prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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6 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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7 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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8 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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9 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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10 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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11 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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12 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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13 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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14 is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
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15 term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
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16 provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
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17 shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise
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18 authorized by the holder of the event permit.
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19 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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20 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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21 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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22 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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23 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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1 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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2 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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3 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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4 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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5 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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6 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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7 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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8 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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9 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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10 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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11 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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12 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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13 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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14 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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15 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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16 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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17 Workers' Compensation Act.
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18 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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19 a A board of education of a public school district may adopt a
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20 policy pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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21 Statutes to authorize the carrying of a concealed handgun onto
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22 school property by school personnel specifically designated by the
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23 board of education, provided such personnel either:
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1 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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2 in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes the
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3 Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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4 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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5 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.; or
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6 3. a. Possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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7 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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8 b. Have successfully completed twenty-four (24) hours of
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9 training to include a minimum of four (4) hours of
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10 weapon retention training certified by the Council on
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11 Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), and
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12 c. Have demonstrated proficiency in handgun training and
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13 campus-specific active shooter training as determined
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14 by the appropriate law enforcement agency having
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15 jurisdiction in that public school district.
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16 In addition to any other continuing education requirements,
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17 personnel authorized to carry pursuant to the provisions of this
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18 subsection shall be required to obtain biennial training to include,
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19 but not be limited to, four (4) hours of CLEET-certified weapon
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20 retention training, four (4) hours of campus-specific active shooter
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21 training, and any other training as deemed necessary by the
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22 appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in that
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23 public school district. Required training may be provided by such
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1 law enforcement agency or by a privately contracted company that
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2 offers the appropriate training.
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3 A person authorized to carry pursuant to the provisions of this
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4 subsection shall maintain the concealed firearm on his or her person
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5 at all times while on school property.
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6 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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7 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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8 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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9 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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10 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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11 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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12 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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13 2. A nonprofit entity,
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14 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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15 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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16 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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17 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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18 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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19 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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20 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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21 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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22 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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23 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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1 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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2 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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3 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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4 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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5 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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6 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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7 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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8 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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9 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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10 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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11 property:
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12 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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13 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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14 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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15 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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16 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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17 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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18 college or university president or technology center school
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19 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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20 technology center school property;
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21 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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22 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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23 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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1 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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2 college or university president or technology center school
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3 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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4 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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5 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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6 or technology center school property.
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7 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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8 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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9 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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10 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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11 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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12 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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13 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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14 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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15 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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16 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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17 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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18 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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19 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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20 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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21 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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22 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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23 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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24 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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1 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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2 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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3 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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4 provision of this subsection.
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5 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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6 following:
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7 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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8 firearm in the course of employment;
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9 2. District judges, associate district judges, and special
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10 district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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11 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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12 and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
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13 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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14 employment within the courthouses of this state;
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15 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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16 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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17 4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
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18 is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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19 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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20 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
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21 the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
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22 provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
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23 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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1 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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2 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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3 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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4 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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5 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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6 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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7 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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8 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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9 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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10 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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11 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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12 other prisoner detention area; and
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13 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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14 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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15 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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16 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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17 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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18 surrounding the county courthouse.
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19 I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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20 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
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21 as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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22 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
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23 motorcycle.
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1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1280.1, is
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2 amended to read as follows:
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3 Section 1280.1.
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4 POSSESSION OF FIREARM ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
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5 A. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his or her
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6 possession on any public or private school property or while in any
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7 school bus or vehicle used by any school for transportation of
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8 students or teachers any firearm or weapon designated in Section
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9 1272 of this title, except as provided in subsection C of this
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10 section or as otherwise authorized by law.
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11 B. For purposes of this section:
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12 1. "School property" means any publicly owned property held for
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13 purposes of elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical
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14 education, and shall not include property owned by public school
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15 districts or where such property is leased or rented to an
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16 individual or corporation and used for purposes other than
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17 educational;
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18 2. "Private school" means a school that offers a course of
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19 instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten
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20 through grade twelve and is not operated by a governmental entity;
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21 and
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22 3. "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, minivan, or
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1 C. Firearms and weapons are allowed on school property and
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2 deemed not in violation of subsection A of this section as follows:
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3 1. A gun or knife designed for hunting or fishing purposes kept
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4 in a privately owned vehicle and properly displayed or stored as
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5 required by law, provided such vehicle containing said the gun or
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6 knife is driven onto school property only to transport a student to
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7 and from school and such vehicle does not remain unattended on
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8 school property;
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9 2. A gun or knife used for the purposes of participating in the
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10 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation certified hunter
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11 training education course or any other hunting, fishing, safety, or
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12 firearms training courses, or a recognized firearms sports event,
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13 team shooting program or competition, or living history reenactment,
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14 provided the course or event is approved by the principal or chief
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15 administrator of the school where the course or event is offered,
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16 and provided the weapon is properly displayed or stored as required
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17 by law pending participation in the course, event, program, or
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18 competition;
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19 3. Weapons in the possession of any peace officer or other
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20 person authorized by law to possess a weapon in the performance of
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21 his or her duties and responsibilities;
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22 4. A concealed or unconcealed weapon carried onto private
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23 school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any private
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24 school for transportation of students or teachers by a person who is
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1 licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, provided a
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2 policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the private
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3 school that authorizes the possession of a weapon on private school
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4 property or in any school bus or vehicle used by a private school.
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5 Except for acts of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct,
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6 a governing entity of a private school that adopts a policy which
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7 authorizes the possession of a weapon on private school property, a
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8 school bus, or a vehicle used by the private school shall be immune
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9 from liability for any injuries arising from the adoption of the
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10 policy. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to claims
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11 pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Code;
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12 5. A gun, knife, bayonet, or other weapon in the possession of
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13 a member of a veterans group, the national guard National Guard,
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14 active military, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), or
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15 Junior ROTC, in order to participate in a ceremony, assembly, or
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16 educational program approved by the principal or chief administrator
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17 of a school or school district where the ceremony, assembly, or
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18 educational program is being held; provided, however, the gun or
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19 other weapon that uses projectiles is not loaded and is inoperable
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20 at all times while on school property;
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21 6. A handgun carried in a motor vehicle pursuant to a valid
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22 handgun license authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act onto
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23 property set aside by a public or private elementary or secondary
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24 school for the use or parking of any vehicle; provided, however,
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1 said the handgun shall be stored and hidden from view in a locked
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2 motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is left unattended on school
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3 property; and
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4 7. A concealed handgun carried onto public school property by
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5 school personnel who have been designated by the board of education,
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6 provided such personnel either:
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7 a. possess a valid armed security guard license as
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8 provided for in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of
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9 the Oklahoma Statutes, or
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10 b. hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as
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11 provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the
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12 Oklahoma Statutes,
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13 if a policy has been adopted by the board of education of the school
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14 district that authorizes the carrying of a handgun onto public
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15 school property by such personnel pursuant to subsection D of
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16 Section 1277 of this title.
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17 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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18 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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19 D. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall,
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20 upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
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21 not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
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22 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-149.2, is
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1 Section 5-149.2. A. The board of education of a public school
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2 district may, through a majority vote of the board, designate adopt
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3 a policy to authorize the carrying of a concealed handgun onto
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4 school property by school personnel who have been issued a handgun
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5 license pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act to attend an
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6 specifically designated by the public school board of education,
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7 provided such personnel:
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8 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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9 in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act;
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10 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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11 for in Section 3311 of this title; or
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12 3. a. Possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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13 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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14 b. Have successfully completed twenty-four (24) hours of
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15 training including a minimum of four (4) hours of
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16 weapon retention training certified by the Council on
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17 Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), and
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18 c. Have demonstrated proficiency in handgun training and
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19 campus-specific active shooter training as determined
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20 by the appropriate law enforcement agency having
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21 jurisdiction in that public school district.
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22 Ongoing continuing education and training shall be required of
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23 any person authorized by the board of education to carry a concealed
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1 handgun pursuant to the provisions and requirements provided in
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2 subsection D of Section 1277 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 B. The board of education of a public school may designate
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4 school personnel to attend an armed security guard training program,
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5 as provided for in Section 1750.5 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma
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6 Statutes, or a reserve peace officer certification program, as
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7 provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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8 this title, provided and developed by the Council on Law Enforcement
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9 Education and Training (CLEET). Nothing in this section shall be
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10 construed to prohibit or limit the board of education of a school
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11 district from requiring ongoing education and training.
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12 B. C. Participation in either the armed security guard training
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13 program or, the reserve peace officer certification program, or
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14 training to carry a handgun as provided in paragraph 3 of subsection
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15 A of this section shall be voluntary and shall not in any way be
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16 considered a requirement for continued employment with the public
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17 school district. The board of education of a public school district
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18 shall have the final authority to determine and designate the school
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19 personnel who will be authorized to obtain and use an armed security
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20 guard license or reserve peace officer certification or participate
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21 with a handgun license and required training components in
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22 conjunction with their employment as school personnel.
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23 C. D. The board of education of a public school district that
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24 authorizes school personnel to participate in either the armed
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1 security guard program or, the reserve peace officer program, or the
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2 training to carry a handgun as provided in paragraph 3 of subsection
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3 A of this section may pay all necessary training, meal, and lodging
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4 expenses associated with the training.
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5 D. E. When carrying a firearm pursuant to the provisions of
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6 this act section, the person shall at all times carry the firearm on
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7 his or her person or the firearm shall be stored in a locked and
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8 secure location.
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9 E. F. Any public school personnel who have successfully
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10 completed either armed security guard training, reserve peace
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11 officer certification training, or training to carry a handgun as
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12 provided in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section and while
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13 acting in good faith a reasonable and prudent manner shall not be
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14 immune from subject to civil and criminal liability for any injury
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15 resulting from the carrying of a handgun onto public school property
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16 as provided for in this act section. Any board of education of a
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17 public school district or participating local law enforcement agency
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18 shall not be immune from subject to civil and criminal liability for
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19 any injury resulting from any act committed by school personnel who
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20 are designated to carry a concealed handgun on public school
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21 property pursuant to the provisions of this act section.
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22 F. G. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the
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1 enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement
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3 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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4 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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5 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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6 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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