(a) By October 1, 2020, DCPS shall be responsible for school security personnel within DCPS schools, and shall:
(1) Oversee the hiring or contracting of school security personnel for DCPS;
(2) Deploy school security personnel to DCPS schools;
(3) Provide oversight over school security personnel and be responsible for administering all disciplinary actions related to school security personnel, including termination;
(4) Execute, approve, administer, monitor, and provide oversight over any security-related contract for school security personnel; and
(5) Create and implement school building security and emergency operations plans, in consultation with MPD and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
(Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-350, § 103a; as added Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 4102(d), 67 DCR 10493.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police
Subchapter XVI-A - Contracting Procedures for Public School Security
§ 5–132.03. Training for school resource officers
§ 5–132.03a. DCPS responsibilities for school security
§ 5–132.03b. Training for school security personnel
§ 5–132.04. Coordination of school security efforts between DCPS and MPD
§ 5–132.05. Authority to issue RFPs for school security-related contracts