HCS/HB 1866 - This act modifies provisions relating to peace officer licensure and training. DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 160.665) Under this act, any employee of a school district or charter school, rather than only teachers and administrators in school districts, may be designated as school protection officers. The act adds spray devices emitting a projectile to the list of self-defense devices that may be carried by a school protection officer. Each school board of a school district and governing board of a charter school shall hold a public hearing on whether to implement a school protection officer program and determine by a vote at the hearing whether to implement such a program. This provision is similar to provisions in SB 1300 (2026), SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025), and is similar to a provision in HCS/HB 2504 (2026) and HB 2662 (2018). ACTIVE SHOOTER AND INTRUDER RESPONSE TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM (Section 170.315) The act modifies provisions of the Active Shooter and Intruder Response Training for Schools Program (ASIRT). For each school year ending before July 1, 2027, each school district and charter school shall train teachers and employees on how to respond to students who provide information about a threatening situation and how to address situations where there is a potentially dangerous or armed intruder in the school. ASIRT training shall, rather than "may", include information and techniques on how to address situations where an active shooter is present in the school or on the property. This provision is identical to a provision in SB 1300 (2026) and is similar to provisions in SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025). PEACE OFFICER LICENSE (Section 590.100) This act provides cause for the Director of the Department of Public Safety to deny an application for a peace officer license or to deny entrance into a basic training course when the applicant had a peace officer license or certification that was revoked or surrendered. This provision is similar to SCS/SB 1249 (2026), and to a provision contained in HS/HCS/HBs 3068 & 3049 (2026). TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL PROTECTION OFFICERS (Section 590.205) The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission shall establish requirements for the continuing education of all school protection officers. All school protection officers shall annually receive 20 hours of firearms skill development training. This provision is identical to provisions contained in SCS/HB 232 (2025) and SB 792 (2025) and is similar to a provision contained in SB 1300 (2026) and HCS/HB 2504 (2026). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.