Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3596 by Huberty (Relating to public school safety and security policies, procedures, and practices.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to implement a school safety certification program, adds requirements to the school safety certification program, and specifies the TxSSC will serve as a location for the collection of research and best practices for threat awareness, campus safety and security assessments, and cross-jurisdictional sharing of information. The bill would amend the members of the TxSSC board of directors and would abolish the school safety task force. The bill would require the Office of the Governor to provide certain threat awareness information and school security information in its information systems plan. The Texas Education Agency, Texas State University System, and Office of the Governor have determined the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015, or immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in each house.
Local Government Impact
The bill would add requirements to a school district multihazard emergency operations plan, including a memorandum of understanding and mutual aid agreements with local law enforcement and other entities and implementation of routine campus safety and security assessments as specified by the TxSSC. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
301 Office of the Governor, 701 Central Education Agency, 758 Texas State University System