SB 449

Under current law, with one exception relating to hunting in a school forest, a

public school pupil must be suspended from school if the school district administrator

or a principal or teacher designated by the administrator finds that the pupil

possessed a firearm while at school or at a school function, and the school board must

commence a proceeding to expel the pupil from school for not less than one year.

This bill provides that the above requirements regarding suspension and

expulsion do not apply to any of the following:

1. A firearm lawfully stored in a locked vehicle on school property.

2. Possession of a firearm for an activity approved and authorized by a school

board if the school board has adopted appropriate safeguards to ensure pupil safety.

The addition of these exceptions makes state law consistent with the federal

Gun-Free Schools Act. See

20 USC 7151

.