BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2195

By: Meyer

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Concerns have been raised regarding the potential absence of a policy for responding to an active shooter emergency in a school district's multihazard emergency operations plan. H.B. 2195 seeks to remedy this situation by providing for such a policy.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2195 amends the Education Code to require a public school district to include in its multihazard emergency operations plan a policy for responding to an active shooter emergency and to authorize the district to use any available community resources in developing the policy. The bill subjects a document relating to a school district's multihazard emergency operations plan to disclosure if the document enables a person to verify that the district has established such a policy.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.