School Police Officers
SPOs
must meet the following training requirements if the court grants the SPO the
authority to carry a firearm, if granted the power to issue citations or detain
individuals, or if hired through an independent contractor or third-party
vendor:
- Successfully
complete basic training as required by the Municipal Police Officers
Education and Training Commission under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D
(relating to municipal police education and training) or have graduated
from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, been employed as a State
trooper with the Pennsylvania State Police, and separated from that
service in good standing; and
- Successfully
complete the Basic School Resource Officer Course of Instruction offered
by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) or an
equivalent course of instruction approved by PCCD. SPOs employed or
contracted by a school entity or nonpublic school before September 2, 2019
have until the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year to complete this
instruction.
All
SPOs also must attend annual in-service training approved by the Municipal
Police Officers' Education and Training Commission under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21
Subch. D.