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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of a school district peace officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 37.081(d), (e), and (f), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A school district peace officer shall perform |
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[administrative and] law enforcement duties for the school district |
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[as determined by the board of trustees of the school district]. |
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Those duties must include protecting: |
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(1) the safety and welfare of any person in the |
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jurisdiction of the peace officer; and |
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(2) the property of the school district. |
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(e) The board of trustees of the district shall determine |
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the scope of the on-duty and off-duty law enforcement activities of |
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school district peace officers. [A school district must authorize
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in writing any off-duty law enforcement activities performed by a
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school district peace officer.] |
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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 the superintendent's designee]. |
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School district police officers shall be supervised by the chief of |
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police of the school district or the chief of police's designee. |
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The chief of police, the chief of police's designee, and each school |
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district police officer must [and shall] be licensed by the |
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Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.081(h), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |