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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 protocol for public school |
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districts and required active shooter response training for school |
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district peace officers and school resource officers. |
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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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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A school district shall include in its multihazard |
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emergency operations plan a protocol for responding to an active |
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shooter emergency in a district facility. The protocol must |
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provide for school drills and exercises to prepare for an active |
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shooter emergency as part of the mandatory school drills and |
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exercises under Subsection (a)(2). |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.0812, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE |
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OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. (a) A school district peace |
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officer and school resource officer shall complete an active |
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shooter response training program approved by the Texas Commission |
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on Law Enforcement. |
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(b) A school district with an enrollment of 30,000 or more |
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students that commissions a school district peace officer or at |
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which a school resource officer provides law enforcement shall |
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adopt a policy requiring the officer to complete the education and |
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training program required by Section 1701.263, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall approve |
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an active shooter response training program required under Section |
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37.0812, Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. A school district peace officer and school |
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resource officer who begin employment with or begin providing law |
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enforcement at a school district on a date occurring before |
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September 1, 2019, shall complete the training required by Section |
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37.0812, Education Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as |
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practicable after the effective date of this Act but not later than |
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August 31, 2020. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |