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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for the school safety allotment under the |
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public school finance system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.115(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the |
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commissioner shall provide to an eligible [a] school district an |
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annual allotment in the amount provided by appropriation for each |
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student in average daily attendance. |
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(b) To be eligible to receive an allotment under this |
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section, a school district must ensure that: |
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(1) during regular school hours at least one security |
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officer armed with a firearm is present at each district campus. |
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For purposes of this subsection, a security officer must be: |
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(A) a school district peace officer; |
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(B) a school resource officer; or |
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(C) a commissioned peace officer employed as |
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security personnel under Section 37.081; and |
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(2) at least one school marshal, school resource |
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officer, commissioned peace officer or school district peace |
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officer, armed with a firearm and who has at minimum received |
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training comparable to section 1701.260(c), Occupations Code, is |
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appointed, assigned, or employed for every 200 enrolled students. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if this Act |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |