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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the carrying and possession of a handgun by a public |
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junior college school marshal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.220(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Any written regulations adopted for purposes of |
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Subsection (d): |
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(1) must: |
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(A) authorize [provide that] a school marshal to |
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[may] carry a concealed handgun as described by Subsection (d); and |
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(B) [, except that if the primary duty of the |
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school marshal involves regular, direct contact with students, the |
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marshal may not carry a concealed handgun but may possess a handgun |
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on the physical premises of a public junior college campus in a |
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locked and secured safe within the marshal's immediate reach when |
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conducting the marshal's primary duty. The written regulations must |
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also] require [that] a handgun carried or possessed by [or within |
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access of] a school marshal to [may] be loaded only with frangible |
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duty ammunition approved for that purpose by the Texas Commission |
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on Law Enforcement; and |
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(2) may not require a school marshal to store the |
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handgun in a locked container while on duty. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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academic year. |
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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, 2021. |