{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.03a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-132.03a","heading":"DCPS responsibilities for school security.","body":"(a)\nBy October 1, 2020, DCPS shall be responsible for school security personnel within DCPS schools, and shall:\n(1)\nOversee the hiring or contracting of school security personnel for DCPS;\n(2)\nDeploy school security personnel to DCPS schools;\n(3)\nProvide oversight over school security personnel and be responsible for administering all disciplinary actions related to school security personnel, including termination;\n(4)\nExecute, approve, administer, monitor, and provide oversight over any security-related contract for school security personnel; and\n(5)\nCreate and implement school building security and emergency operations plans, in consultation with MPD and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 1. Metropolitan Police.","Subchapter XVI-A. Contracting Procedures for Public School Security."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-132.03a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"aededb4b66b31b33e356d3399e687dd4a7d0ee8990b808905d380b9772d7e271","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-132.03b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}