SB 242: School security: surplus military equipment.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to establish a security department under the supervision of a chief of security, or a police department under the supervision of a school chief of police.

The Federal Surplus Property Acquisition Law of 1945 authorizes a local agency, as defined, to acquire surplus federal property without regard to any law which requires posting of notices or advertising for bids, inviting or receiving bids, delivery of purchases before payment, or prevents the local agency from bidding on federal surplus property. Existing federal law authorizes the Department of Defense to transfer surplus personal property, including arms and ammunition, to federal or state agencies for use in law enforcement activities, subject to specified conditions, at no cost to the acquiring agency.

This bill would require the governing board of a school district that has established a school police department to prohibit that school police department from receiving surplus military equipment pursuant to the above-described federal law unless specified conditions are satisfied.