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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to |
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serve on a public school campus or at a private school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0811(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of a school district or the |
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governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint one |
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or more school marshals for each campus [not more than the greater
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of:
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[(1) one school marshal per 200 students in average
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daily attendance per campus; or
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[(2) for each campus, one school marshal per building of
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the campus at which students regularly receive classroom
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instruction]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.0813(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a private school may appoint one |
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or more school marshals [not more than the greater of:
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[(1)
one school marshal per 200 students enrolled in
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the school; or
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[(2)
one school marshal per building of the school at
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which students regularly receive classroom instruction]. |
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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. 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. |