1-1 By: Hernandez, Bailey, et al. H.B. No. 634
1-2 (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire)
1-3 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 1993;
1-4 April 14, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-5 Intergovernmental Relations; April 22, 1993, reported favorably by
1-6 the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 22, 1993, sent to
1-7 printer.)
1-8 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-9 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Leedom x
1-12 Carriker
1-13 Henderson
1-14 Madla x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Patterson x
1-17 Rosson x
1-18 Shapiro x
1-19 Wentworth x
1-20 Whitmire
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the commissioning as peace officers of armed security
1-24 personnel employed by a school district.
1-25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-26 SECTION 1. Section 21.308(a), Education Code, is amended to
1-27 read as follows:
1-28 (a) The governing board of any school district may employ
1-29 security personnel for use in any school within its district when
1-30 the board in its discretion determines that the personnel are
1-31 necessary. If the governing board authorizes the security
1-32 personnel to carry a weapon, the security personnel must be
1-33 commissioned peace officers.
1-34 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-35 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-36 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-37 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-38 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-39 * * * * *
1-40 Austin,
1-41 Texas
1-42 April 22, 1993
1-43 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-44 President of the Senate
1-45 Sir:
1-46 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-47 referred H.B. No. 634, have had the same under consideration, and I
1-48 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-49 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-50 Armbrister,
1-51 Chairman
1-52 * * * * *
1-53 WITNESSES
1-54 FOR AGAINST ON
1-55 ___________________________________________________________________
1-56 Name: Sandy Kibby x
1-57 Representing: TX PTA
1-58 City: Austin
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1-60 Name: Lloyd D. Choice x
1-61 Representing: Houston Ind. Sch. Dist.
1-62 City: Houston
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1-64 Name: Ross Schulle x
1-65 Representing: Tx comm. on Law Enforcement
1-66 City: Austin
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1-68 Name: Charlie Brawner x
2-1 Representing: Tx Assoc. Sch. Dist. Police
2-2 City: Katy
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2-4 Name: Thomas Nichols x
2-5 Representing: HSD Gang Task Force, TASDP
2-6 City: Lubbock
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2-8 Name: Thomas W. Pierson x
2-9 Representing: Pasadena ISD
2-10 City: LaPorte
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2-12 Name: Les Burton x
2-13 Representing: Houston ISD
2-14 City: Houston
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2-16 Name: Jeff Ward x
2-17 Representing: TASDP
2-18 City: San Antonio
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2-20 Name: Jim Lyde x
2-21 Representing: TMPL
2-22 City: Austin
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2-24 Name: Alan Bragg x
2-25 Representing: Spring ISD Police Dept.
2-26 City: Houston
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2-28 Name: Eugene A. Lewis, Jr. x
2-29 Representing: Galveston ISD
2-30 City: Galveston
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2-32 Name: Jack Campbell x
2-33 Representing: Tx Assoc of School Administrat
2-34 City: Austin
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2-36 Name: Mike Howard x
2-37 Representing: Houston Police Patrolmens Un.
2-38 City: Houston
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