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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist certain |
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public schools in providing salaries to school security personnel. |
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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. SCHOOL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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agency shall establish and administer a grant program to assist an |
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eligible school district or open-enrollment charter school in |
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providing salaries to peace officers, school resource officers, or |
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other security personnel performing law enforcement duties for the |
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district or school. |
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(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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be eligible for a grant under this section only if the district or |
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school employs a total of 10 or fewer security personnel. |
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(c) The agency shall adopt rules as necessary to administer |
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this section, including rules that establish: |
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(1) additional eligibility criteria for grant |
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applicants; |
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(2) grant application procedures; |
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(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts; |
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(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and |
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(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant |
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awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any |
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conditions of a grant. |
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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. |