78R9274 JRJ-F


By:  Brown of Brazos                                              H.B. No. 2117



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to protecting students and employees at an institution of 
higher education from threatened acts of violence.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 51.9365 to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.9365.  PROTECTION FROM ACTS OF VIOLENCE BY STUDENTS 
AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The president or other chief executive officer 
of an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 
61.003, shall provide for the identification of a student or 
employee who constitutes a substantial threat to human life on the 
campus or other facility of the institution.
	(b)  A student or employee who is determined to be a 
substantial threat to another student or employee under this 
section may be removed from the campus or facility.
	(c)  An institution of higher education shall establish  
procedures under this section for:
		(1)  the filing of complaints or reports by students 
and employees of persons who may constitute a substantial threat to 
human life; and
		(2)  the removal of a student or employee from the 
campus or facility.
	(d)  The procedures established under this section shall 
ensure due process rights for all persons under applicable state 
and federal law, and, as appropriate, ensure adequate 
confidentiality of records.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.