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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a review by a local law enforcement agency of a school |
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district's multihazard emergency operations plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.2071, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1), (h-1), and (h-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Before submitting a multihazard emergency operations |
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plan to the center at the center's request under Subsection (b), a |
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school district shall request provisional feedback from the center |
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regarding the plan. The school district shall make adjustments to |
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its plan as necessary. |
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(h-1) After approval of a plan by the center under this |
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section, a school district shall submit its plan to an appropriate |
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local law enforcement agency for review and to provide suggestions |
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on the plan. |
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(h-2) For purposes of Subsection (h-1), an appropriate |
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local law enforcement agency includes: |
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(1) a school district police department, if the |
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district employs and commissions at least 20 full-time peace |
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officers; |
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(2) the police department of a municipality in which |
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the district is located; |
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(3) the emergency management agency of a county in |
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which the district is located, if applicable; and |
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(4) the sheriff of the county in which the district is |
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located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |