Sec. 14.40.04.03. School Resource Officers and School Security Employees Certification

A. A school resource officer working in a Maryland public school shall complete the Center’s 40-hour model curriculum or an approved local training by September 1, 2019.

B. A school security employee working in a Maryland public school shall complete the Center’s 40-hour model curriculum or an approved local training by September 1, 2019.

C. A school resource officer or school security employee working in a Maryland public school who provides documentation to the Center demonstrating that the individual received the 40-hour training course offered by the National Association of School Resource Officers on or after September 1, 2017, shall complete the Center’s 16-hour comparative compliance curriculum prior to September 1, 2019.

D. A school resource officer or school security employee who is hired to work in a Maryland public school on or after September 1, 2019, or on or after September 1 annually thereafter, shall have until the beginning of the next academic year to complete the required training set forth in this subsection.

E. A school resource officer or school security employee who is hired to work in a Maryland public school on or after September 1, 2019, or on or after September 1 annually thereafter, who provides documentation to the Center demonstrating that the individual received the 40-hour training course offered by the National Association of School Resource Officers on or after September 1, 2017, shall complete the Center’s 16-hour comparative compliance curriculum prior to the beginning of the next academic year to complete the required training set forth in this subsection.