Senate Bill 1767 by Sen. Jessica Garvin, RDuncan, would authorize district boards of education to establish qualifications for additional individuals to carry firearms on public and private school property, along with the currently allowed school personnel and others outlined in law.
Currently, only specific school personnel authorized by local school boards, along with law enforcement and others specifically outlined in law, can legally carry on school property. It is against both state and federal law for anyone else to carry a firearm on their person into a school facility even if an individual has a handgun license.
Citizens with a valid handgun license may have a handgun in their locked vehicle on school property if it is stored and hidden from view when the vehicle is unattended.
Weapons used for hunting may also be kept in a vehicle if properly displayed or stored as required by law if the driver is only transporting a student to and from school.
