Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB960 by Villalba (Relating to the appointment of school marshals by public schools and the ammunition approved for use by a school marshal serving a public school or a public junior college.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill amends Education Code by allowing the board of trustees of a district or open-enrollment charter to appoint one marshal per 200 students, or one marshal per building of each campus at which students regularly receive classroom instruction. The bill changes regulations to require the ammunition carried by a school marshal to be duty ammunition approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The bill takes effect immediately if passed with the necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017.
The Commission on Law Enforcement and the Texas Education Agency indicate costs associated with the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
407 Commission on Law Enforcement, 701 Texas Education Agency