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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring an armed security officer at each school |
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district campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0814. ARMED SECURITY OFFICER REQUIRED. (a) The |
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board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that at least |
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one security officer carrying a handgun is present during regular |
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school hours at each district campus. |
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(b) A security officer described by Subsection (a) must be: |
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(1) a school district peace officer; |
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(2) a school resource officer; |
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(3) a commissioned peace officer employed as security |
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personnel under Section 37.081; |
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(4) a school marshal; or |
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(5) a school district employee who: |
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(A) has completed school safety training |
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provided by a qualified handgun instructor certified in school |
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safety under Section 411.1901, Government Code; and |
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(B) carries a handgun on school premises in |
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accordance with written regulations or written authorization of the |
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district under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.0814, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school 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, 2023. |