Section 13-1302-C - School police officers.(a)Application to court.--A school entity or nonpublic school may apply to a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county within which the school entity or nonpublic school is situated to appoint a person or persons, as the board of directors of the school entity or the administration of the nonpublic school may designate, to act as a school police officer for the school entity or nonpublic school.(b) Appointment.--(1) The judge, upon the application, may appoint a person or persons, as the judge deems proper, to be the school police officer and shall note the fact of the appointment to be entered upon the records of the court.(2) The judge may, at the request of the school entity or nonpublic school, grant the school police officer the powers as provided under section 1306-C(b), the authority to issue citations for summary offenses as provided in section 1306-C(a)(3) or the authority to detain students until the arrival of local law enforcement or any combination thereof.(3) The judge shall, at the request of the school entity or nonpublic school, grant the school police officer the authority to carry a firearm if the school police officer satisfies the requirements under section 1305-C.(c)Reporting.-- (1) A school entity or nonpublic school that has applied to the court to appoint a person or persons to act as school police officers under subsection (a) on or after the effective date of this subsection shall, within 30 days of approval of the appointment from the court, submit a copy of the court's order to the committee.(2) A school entity or nonpublic school that has previously applied to the court to appoint a person or persons to act as school police officers prior to the effective date of this subsection shall, within 120 days of the effective date of this paragraph, submit a copy of the court's order relating to the appointment of each school police officer to the committee.(3) The provisions of section 1305-B(e) shall apply to any data provided to the committee under this subsection.Amended by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 33,§ 23, eff. 12/13/2023.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 91, § 2, eff. 11/27/2019.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 67, § 1, eff. 8/31/2019.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 44, § 3, eff. 6/22/2018.