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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a firearms policy for campus peace officers |
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commissioned by a public institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.2031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.2031. FIREARMS POLICY. (a) In this section, |
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"institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.003. |
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(b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a |
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policy regarding the use of firearms by a campus peace officer |
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commissioned by the institution under Section 51.203. The policy |
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must prohibit a campus peace officer from drawing a firearm in an |
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interaction with a member of the public unless the officer |
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physically sees that another weapon, other than a weapon carried by |
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a peace officer, is present during the interaction. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, each public institution of higher education shall |
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adopt the firearms policy required under Section 51.2031, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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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. |