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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school safety measures and procedures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee |
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to complete training on school safety. The state board, in |
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coordination with the Texas School Safety Center, shall develop the |
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curriculum and materials for the training. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.022, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (c-1), |
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(c-2), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(a) A school district shall [may] require a person who |
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enters a district campus for a purpose other than to attend a |
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school-sponsored event that is open to the public to display the |
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person's driver's license or another form of identification |
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containing the person's photograph issued by a governmental entity. |
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(c) A school district shall [may] verify whether a person |
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who visits [visitor to] a district campus for a purpose other than |
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to attend a school-sponsored event that is open to the public is a |
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sex offender registered with the computerized central database |
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maintained by the Department of Public Safety as provided by |
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Article 62.005, Code of Criminal Procedure, or any other database |
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accessible by the district. |
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(c-1) A school district may verify whether a person who |
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visits a district campus to attend a school-sponsored event that is |
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open to the public is a sex offender registered with the |
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computerized central database maintained by the Department of |
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Public Safety as provided by Article 62.005, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, or any other database accessible by the district. |
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(c-2) A school district may: |
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(1) develop a form of identification containing a |
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person's photograph that is valid only during the school year for |
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which it is issued; and |
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(2) issue that form of identification to a student's |
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parent or guardian who does not possess any other form of |
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identification described by Subsection (a). |
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(e) For purposes of this section, an event is a |
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school-sponsored event that is open to the public if the event is |
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held on a district campus and individuals other than district |
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employees or students are encouraged, invited, or permitted to |
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attend. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the State Board |
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of Education, in coordination with the Texas School Safety Center, |
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shall develop the curriculum and materials for the training on |
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school safety required under Section 11.159(b-1), Education Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2019. |