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Senate Bill 999 |
Senate Author: West |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: King, Tracy O. |
Senate Bill 999 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) to establish a certification program for active shooter training providers and to prohibit an individual or legal entity from providing active shooter training to peace officers at a public primary or secondary school or a public institution of higher education on or after December 1, 2024, unless the individual or legal entity is certified by TCOLE to provide the training. A legal entity providing such training must use certified instructors in addition to being certified itself.
Senate Bill 999 amends the Education Code to prohibit a public school district or public institution of higher education from contracting for the provision of active shooter training for its peace officers unless the training provider is certified by TCOLE.