Bill Summaries: S624 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 30 2015 - View summary

    As title indicates. Amends GS 14-269.2 (Weapons on campus or other educational property) by adding and defining school board of trustees and school board administrative director to definitions applicable to this section.

    Creates new subdivisions GS 14-269.2(g)(7) and (8), which exempt employees or volunteers of private schools from criminal liability and the ban on carrying concealed weapons on educational property or during extracurricular/curricular activities when they meet the following criteria: (1) the person has written authorization from the school board of trustees or the school administrative director to carry a concealed weapon; (2) the weapon is a firearm, tear gas, or stun gun; (3) the person has a valid concealed handgun permit; (4) the person completes a minimum of eight hours of supervised courses relating to gun safety and the appropriate use of firearms annually; (5) the private school adopts and maintains written standard operating procedures for the carrying of approved concealed weapons on the educational property and distributes the standards annually to parents; and (6) the person is on the premises of the educational property operated by the private school at which the person is an employee or a volunteer. Also exempts individuals that have a valid concealed handgun permit and that are in a place of religious worship located on educational property while the person is attending worship services and other sacerdotal functions.

    Effective December 1, 2015.