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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 training for school district |
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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 Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) A school district shall include in its multihazard |
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emergency operations plan 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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(g) The commissioner shall adopt rules providing the number |
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and content of mandatory school drills required under Subsection |
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(f). In adopting rules under this subsection, the commissioner |
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shall consult with a public institution of higher education that |
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provides active shooter response training. |
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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 that |
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commissions a school district peace officer or at which a school |
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resource officer provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy |
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requiring the officer to complete an active shooter response |
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training program approved by the commissioner. The commissioner |
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may approve an active shooter response training program provided by |
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a public institution of higher education for purposes of this |
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subsection. |
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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 commissioner of education shall adopt the rules |
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required by Section 37.108(g), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the commissioner of education shall approve an active |
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shooter response training program that satisfies the requirement |
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for a policy adopted under Section 37.0812, Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. (a) Not later than October 1, 2019, a school |
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district shall adopt the training policy for school district peace |
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officers and school resource officers required by Section 37.0812, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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(b) A school district peace officer or school resource |
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officer who begins employment with or begins 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 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |