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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of school district peace officers and |
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the enforcement of certain violations under a student code of |
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conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 37.081(a), (f), and (h), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of an independent [any] school |
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district may employ security personnel and may commission peace |
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officers to carry out this subchapter. If a board of trustees |
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authorizes a person employed as security personnel to carry a |
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weapon, the person must be a commissioned peace officer. The |
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jurisdiction of a peace officer or security personnel under this |
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section shall be determined by the board of trustees and may include |
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all territory in the boundaries of the school district and all |
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property outside the boundaries of the district that is owned, |
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leased, or rented by or otherwise under the control of the school |
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district and the board of trustees that employ the peace officer or |
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security personnel. |
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(f) The chief of police of the school district police |
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department shall be accountable to the superintendent and shall |
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report to the superintendent or to the assistant, associate, or |
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deputy superintendent designated by the superintendent |
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[superintendent's designee]. School district police officers |
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shall be supervised by the chief of police of the school district or |
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a police officer designated by the chief of police. School district |
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police officers must [police's designee and shall] be licensed by |
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the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
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(h) [A peace officer assigned to duty and commissioned under
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this section shall take and file the oath required of peace officers
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and shall execute and file a bond in the sum of $1,000, payable to
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the board of trustees, with two or more sureties, conditioned that
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the peace officer will fairly, impartially, and faithfully perform
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all the duties that may be required of the peace officer by law. The
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bond may be sued on in the name of any person injured until the whole
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amount of the bond is recovered.] Any peace officer commissioned |
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under this section must meet all minimum standards for peace |
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officers established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.102, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to conduct by a student |
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that violates the student code of conduct if the conduct is not an |
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offense under other law or under a specific rule adopted by the |
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board of trustees under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |