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BCC prepares for armed security force
Memo outlines equipment cost
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The new law that allows concealed weapons to be carried on campus has caused administrators at many Kansas community colleges to rethink security polices. Barton Community College administrators are recommending that the college provide its officers with guns and other equipment, as well as training, at an estimated total cost of $22,458.Officers of the Campus Safety Department will be considered as non-certified officers, with jurisdiction over Barton Community College property.A memo from Vice President of Administration Mark Dean outlines recommendations for the Campus Safety Department. The following are excepts:As of July 1, the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act allows students, faculty, staff and visitors to conceal carry on the campus.