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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to establish a |
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campus active shooter response plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.33. CAMPUS ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE PLAN. (a) Each |
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law enforcement agency in this state shall: |
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(1) establish a plan for coordinating with other local |
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law enforcement agencies and first responders when responding to an |
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active shooter emergency on the campus of a school or educational |
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institution; |
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(2) annually: |
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(A) conduct an active shooter drill with local |
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law enforcement agencies and first responders in accordance with |
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the plan; and |
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(B) review and, if necessary, revise the plan; |
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and |
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(3) not later than July 1 of each year, submit the plan |
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to the Department of Public Safety. |
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(b) The response plan established under Subsection (a)(1) |
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must include protocols for the first officer arriving at the scene |
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to immediately: |
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(1) enter the premises where the emergency is |
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occurring; |
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(2) identify and evaluate the threat; and |
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(3) take action to eliminate the threat, if feasible, |
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or contain the threat to prevent further injuries and protect the |
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public while additional law enforcement officers are summoned. |
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(c) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and |
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procedures to annually certify a law enforcement agency's |
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compliance with this article. |
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SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act: |
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(1) each law enforcement agency shall establish the |
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campus active shooter response plan required by Article 2.33(a)(1), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act; and |
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(2) the Department of Public Safety shall adopt the |
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rules and procedures required by Article 2.33(c), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, each law enforcement agency |
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shall submit the agency's initial plan to the Department of Public |
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Safety, as required by Article 2.33(a)(3), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |