HB493

Authorizes local law enforcement agencies to employ school resource officers at independent nonpublic schools.

Mississippi HB493 authorizes local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreements with independent nonpublic schools to employ school resource officers. The bill specifies that these officers must receive basic law enforcement training and be assigned to each independent nonpublic school campus. It also mandates that the employing jurisdiction must approve the use of official uniforms, weapons, and vehicles for private security services on an employee-by-employee basis.