WELL IN THE DEBATE OF HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE IN SCHOOL A MAJORITY OF OHIOAW LMAKERS SAY ARMING TEACHERS IS A WAY FORWARD WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS OF TRAINING EDUCATORS MAY SOON BE ABLE TO CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOL. THIS CONTROVERSIAL BILLS I ONE STEP CLOSER NOW TO BECOMING LAW AFTER PASSING THE STATE SENATE AND WLWT NEWS 5’S DOTERRA MCGEE HAS HAD A VERY BUSY NIGHT. SHE RDEA THE ENTIRE BILL TONIGHT. SHE’S LIVE WITH WHAT’S IN IT AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT GENERA WELL, A PATH TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK IS LOOKING PROMISING FOR THIS BELL AND GOVERNOR DEWINE HAS INDICATED HE PNSLAO T SIGN AN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL BOARDS WOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC IF THEY MAKE THE DECISION TO ARM TEACHERS. SUBSTITUTE HOUSE. WELL NUMBER 99 REPRESENTATIVE HALL HOUSE BILL 99’S FAST TRACK THROUGH THE OOHI SENATE HITTING NO SPEED BUMPS TODAY PASSING MOSTLY ALONG PARTY LINES 23-9 THE 77-PAGE BILL SLASHES THE CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTS TEACHERS IN SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM COMPLETING PEACE OFFICER TRAINING IN ORDER TO CARRY A GUN HOUSE BILL 99 WOULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBERF O HOURS OF TRAINING REQUIRED FOR AN EDUCATOR TO BE AUTHORIZED. A FIREARM AND SCHOOL GROUNDS FROM00 7 TO 24 DEMOCRAT STATE SENATOR TERESA FEDORA FORMER CLASSROOM TEACHER SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION REPUBLICAN STATE. SENATOR. GEORGE LANG SAYS, HE ISN’T SURE THE LAW WOULD SAVE LIVES. WELL THIS WORK. DOI N’T KNOW. BUT IT’S A LUCK. I’M WILLING TO TAKE AND FOR THE SAKE OF OUR KIDS. I THINK WE SHOULD ALL CONSIDER A YES VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION THE BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE INCLUDES AN AMENDMENT THAT ARMED SCHOOL STAFF. MUST GO THROUGH AN ANNUAL BACKGROUND CHECK IT CREATES AN OHIO MOBILE TRAINING TEAM AND CHIEF MOBILE TRAINING OFFICER TO OVERESE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OHIO SCHOOLS 16 REGIONAL MOBILE TRAINING OFFICERS WILL GIVE EDUCATORS FIREARMS TRAINING THE TRAINERS WLIL EITHER BE A LICENSED POLICE OFFICER OR WREN TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS SHALL NOT EXCEED 24 HOURS ANNUAL RE-QUALIFICATION TRAININGS SHALL NOT EXCEED EIGHT HOURS INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL BOARDS WILL DECIDE IF IT’S SCHOOL PERSONNEL MAY BE ARMED. IN FACT, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGE W HAVE DONE TO PREVENT A SCHOOL SHOOTING IN OHIO. YOU KNOW WHY THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING ELSE. IT’S JUST THAT SIMPLE. HOUSE BI 99LL HEADS BACK TO THE HOUSE WHERE THEY’LL VOTE ON THE SENATE ON THE CHANGES THAT THE SENATE MADE AND THEN TO GOVERNOR DEWINE’S DESK DEWINE ISSUED A STATEMENT TO DEBIAN OBT TONIGHT SAYING HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SIGNING THIS LLBIIS H OPPONENT IN THE GOVERNOR’S BREED. NAN WHALEY SAYS THIS LEGISLATION IS DANGEROUS AND SHE CAUGHT ON DEWINE TO VETO IT REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT. JOTARA MCGEE WT NEWS 5 GINTERA AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER LOOKS AS IF THIS THING’S GONNA PASS IF A PARENT OUT THERE WANTS TO KNOW WHICH TEACH HAVE GUNS A TREHEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND THAT OUT? UNSSLE SOMETHING CHANGES MIKE NOT LIKELY SO THE LIST OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL TRAEDIN TO HAVE THESE WEAPONS IS NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC RECORDS SO YOUAN C FIND OUT IF YOUR DISTRICT IS ALLOWING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO MAR THEMSELVES, BUT WE LIKELY WON’T KNOW WHICH OS
‘I look forward to signing this important legislation’: Gov. DeWine releases statement after Senate passes HB 99
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he looks forward to signing HB 99, which passed the state Senate Wednesday with a 23-9 vote.”Last week, I called on the General Assembly to pass a bill that would allow local school districts, if they so thing, to designate armed staff for school security and safety,” DeWine said in a statement after Wednesday’s vote. “My office worked with the General Assembly to remove hundreds of hours of curriculum irrelevant to school safety and to ensure training requirements were specific to a school environment and contained significant scenario-based training.”House Bill 99 accomplishes these goals, and I thank the General Assembly for passing this bill to protect Ohio children and teachers,” he continued. “I look forward to signing this important legislation.”Following the bill’s passage, it’ll now head back to the Ohio House for a vote on changes made in the Ohio Senate and if passed there, will head to Gov. DeWine’s desk.House Bill 99 exempts teachers and school personnel from completing 700 hours of peace officer training, in order to carry a gun.The bill caps required training at 24 hours and annual requalification training at eight hours.School districts would have the ability to require more training than the state requires.Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley also released a statement, sayin g, “For once, Gov. DeWine must put the safety of Ohioans ahead of his campaign’s donors. I’m calling on him to stand with police officers, teachers, and the majority of Ohioans and veto this dangerous legislation. Failure to do so puts our children, their teachers, and school employees at risk.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he looks forward to signing HB 99, which passed the state Senate Wednesday with a 23-9 vote.
“Last week, I called on the General Assembly to pass a bill that would allow local school districts, if they so chose, to designate armed staff for school security and safety,” DeWine said in a statement after Wednesday’s vote. “My office worked with the General Assembly to remove hundreds of hours of curriculum irrelevant to school safety and to ensure training requirements were specific to a school environment and contained significant scenario-based training.
“House Bill 99 accomplishes these goals, and I thank the General Assembly for passing this bill to protect Ohio children and teachers,” he continued. “I look forward to signing this important legislation.”
Following the bill’s passage, it’ll now head back to the Ohio House for a vote on changes made in the Ohio Senate and if passed there, will head to Gov. DeWine’s desk.
House Bill 99 exempts teachers and school personnel from completing 700 hours of peace officer training, in order to carry a gun.
The bill caps required training at 24 hours and annual requalification training at eight hours. School districts would have the ability to require more training than the state requires.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley also released a statement, saying, “For once, Gov. DeWine must put the safety of Ohioans ahead of his campaign’s donors. I’m calling on him to stand with police officers, teachers, and the majority of Ohioans and veto this dangerous legislation. Failure to do so puts our children, their teachers, and school employees at risk.”