By: Kolkhorst, Hall S.B. No. 838
      Schwertner
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authorization by a school district or
  open-enrollment charter school for a person to carry or possess a
  weapon on school premises for purposes of safety and security.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows:
         Sec. 37.0814.  SCHOOL GUARDIANS. (a)  In this section,
  "school guardian" means a person who, pursuant to the written
  regulations or written authorization of a school district or
  open-enrollment charter school under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal
  Code, is authorized to carry or possess a specified weapon for the
  purpose of providing safety and security on the physical premises
  of a school, any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored
  by a school is being conducted, or a passenger transportation
  vehicle of a school.
         (b)  The Texas School Safety Center shall develop best
  practices for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools
  that authorize school guardians to provide safety and security. 
         (c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school
  that has adopted written regulations or written authorization
  allowing for school guardians shall report any information relating
  to the implementation of the regulations or authorization and the
  identity of each school guardian to:
               (1)  the Texas School Safety Center, in the form and
  manner prescribed by the center; and
               (2)  a state or local law enforcement agency, on
  written request of the head of the agency. 
         (d)  Information reported under Subsection (c) is
  confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552,
  Government Code, by a school district, an open-enrollment charter
  school, the Texas School Safety Center, or a law enforcement
  agency.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.