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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring safety vestibules on public school campuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.1051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.1051. SAFETY VESTIBULE. (a) This section applies |
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only to a school district or open-enrollment charter school campus |
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for which, on or after September 1, 2023: |
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(1) construction begins; or |
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(2) renovations begin that include a modification to |
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the main entrance. |
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(b) Each campus to which this section applies must limit |
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public entry to the campus to a main entrance that has a safety |
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vestibule. |
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(c) A safety vestibule must have one or more interior doors |
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in addition to the main outside entrance door to the campus. All |
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the interior doors must be designed to be locked and unlocked by a |
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means that is accessible only by a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school employee or campus security |
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personnel. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |