School protection officers, POST commission duties - minimum training ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.200
in effect*590.200. School protection officers, POST commission duties — minimum training requirements. — 1. The POST commission shall:
(1) Establish minimum standards for the training of school protection officers;
(2) Set the minimum number of hours of training required for a school protection officer; and
(3) Set the curriculum for school protection officer training programs.
2. At a minimum this training shall include:
(1) Instruction specific to the prevention of incidents of violence in schools;
(2) The handling of emergency or violent crisis situations in school settings;
(3) A review of state criminal law;
(4) Training involving the use of defensive force;
(5) Training involving the use of deadly force; and
(6) Instruction in the proper use of self-defense spray devices.
(L. 2014 S.B. 656) *Effective 10-10-14, see § 21.250. S.B. 656 was vetoed July 14, 2014. The veto was overridden on September 10, 2014.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=590.200Fetched: 10/17/2026