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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that providers of active shooter |
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training at public schools and institutions of higher education |
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obtain a certificate issued by the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.2515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.2515. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACTIVE |
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SHOOTER TRAINING AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER |
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EDUCATION. (a) A person may not provide active shooter training to |
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students or employees at a public primary or secondary school or an |
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institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code, unless the person is certified by the commission |
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under this section to provide active shooter training. |
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(b) The commission shall: |
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(1) establish a certification program for providers of |
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active shooter training; and |
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(2) issue a certificate to a provider who completes |
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the program established under Subdivision (1). |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the renewal of a |
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certificate issued under this section. The commission may require |
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continuing education for the renewal of the certificate. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the certification |
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program required by Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1701.2515(a), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to active shooter training provided on or |
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after December 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |