By Davila H.B. No. 2703 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a program to be developed in gun violence prevention. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter D of chapter 21 of the Texas Education 1-5 Code is amended by adding Section 21.118 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 21.118 The Texas Education Agency shall develop a 1-7 program to teach children (pre K-12) personal skills in 1-8 non-violence and gun violence prevention. The comprehensive 1-9 school-based program should include: methods to reduce gun 1-10 injuries and death; a focus in non-violence through decision making 1-11 skills and conflict resolution strategies; and prevention methods 1-12 used to address social issues, such as drug abuse. Information 1-13 from existing programs on gun violence prevention and input from 1-14 law enforcement agencies, social agencies, teachers and specialists 1-15 shall be solicited and used to develop such a program. The program 1-16 shall include components relating to parent education and community 1-17 involvement. 1-18 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-21 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-22 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.