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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an active shooter emergency policy for school |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.108, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c-2) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-2) A document relating to a school district's or public |
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junior college district's multihazard emergency operations plan is |
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subject to disclosure if the document enables a person to: |
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(1) verify that the district has established a plan |
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and determine the agencies involved in the development of the plan |
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and the agencies coordinating with the district to respond to an |
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emergency, including the Department of State Health Services, local |
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emergency services agencies, law enforcement agencies, health |
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departments, and fire departments; |
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(2) verify that the district's plan was reviewed |
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within the last 12 months and determine the specific review dates; |
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(3) verify that the plan addresses the four phases of |
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emergency management under Subsection (a); |
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(4) verify that district employees have been trained |
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to respond to an emergency and determine the types of training, the |
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number of employees trained, and the person conducting the |
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training; |
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(5) verify that each campus in the district has |
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conducted mandatory emergency drills and exercises in accordance |
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with the plan and determine the frequency of the drills; |
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(6) if the district is a school district, verify that |
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the district has established a plan for responding to a train |
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derailment if required under Subsection (d); |
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(7) verify that the district has completed a safety |
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and security audit under Subsection (b) and determine the date the |
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audit was conducted, the person conducting the audit, and the date |
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the district presented the results of the audit to the district's |
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board of trustees; |
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(8) verify that the district has addressed any |
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recommendations by the district's board of trustees for improvement |
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of the plan and determine the district's progress within the last 12 |
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months; [and] |
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(9) if the district is a school district, verify that |
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the district has established a visitor policy and identify the |
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provisions governing access to a district building or other |
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district property; and |
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(10) if the district is a school district, verify that |
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the district has established a policy under Subsection (f) for |
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responding to an active shooter emergency. |
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(f) A school district shall include in its multihazard |
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emergency operations plan a policy for responding to an active |
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shooter emergency. The school district may use any available |
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community resources in developing the policy described by this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |