Bills up for debate in the Maine legislature this session would allow teachers and security guards to arm themselves on school property.

Republican Rep. Steven Foster of Dexter is sponsoring one of the bills. According to our info partners at CBS 13 News, that bill would require employees who want to carry a firearm on school grounds to complete certification and training prescribed by the board of trustees of the maine criminal justice academy.

That bill has not been scheduled for a public hearing yet.

Another bill would introduce armed security in schools, but the language of that proposal has not yet been released.