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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a memorandum of understanding between public or private |
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primary or secondary schools authorizing a school marshal of one |
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school to act as a school marshal at the other school during an |
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event at which both schools participate. |
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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 37.08131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.08131. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PUBLIC |
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AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS REGARDING SCHOOL MARSHALS. (a) In this |
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section, "public or private primary or secondary school" means a |
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school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private |
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school. |
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(b) A public or private primary or secondary school may |
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enter into a memorandum of understanding with another public or |
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private primary or secondary school under which a school marshal |
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appointed to a campus of the school may temporarily act as a school |
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marshal at a campus of the other school for the duration of an event |
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occurring at the campus of the other school at which both schools |
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are participating. The memorandum of understanding must comply |
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with the requirements for written regulations under Section 37.0811 |
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or 37.0813, as applicable, and may be used to satisfy the |
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requirement for written regulations or written authorization under |
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Section 46.03(a)(1), Penal Code, to allow that school marshal to |
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carry a firearm on the premises of the public or private primary or |
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secondary school at which the event occurs. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |