By Ogden S.B. No. 264
77R3264 CAS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to alcohol-free school zones.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 38.007(b), Education Code, is amended to
1-5 read as follows:
1-6 (b) The board of trustees of a school district shall attempt
1-7 to provide a safe alcohol-free environment to students coming to or
1-8 going from school. The board of trustees may cooperate with local
1-9 law enforcement officials and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
1-10 Commission in attempting to provide this environment and in
1-11 enforcing Sections 101.75, 109.33, and 109.59, Alcoholic Beverage
1-12 Code. Additionally, the board[, if a majority of the area of a
1-13 district is located in a municipality with a population of 900,000
1-14 or more,] may petition the commissioners court of the county in
1-15 which the district is located or the governing board of an
1-16 incorporated city or town in which the district is located to adopt
1-17 a 1,000-foot zone under Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.