An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, providing for purchase of firearm detection technology.

Summary

The bill adds a new section to the state’s Public School Code that lets schools, with Department of Education approval, contract for firearm detection systems. The technology must work with existing cameras or drones, automatically alert staff or first responders, meet a federal anti‑terrorism definition, and be made in the United States. Vendors may operate a continuously monitored center to run the equipment.

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