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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization by a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school for a person to carry or possess a |
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weapon on school premises for purposes of safety and security. |
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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 GUARDIANS. (a) In this section, |
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"school guardian" means a person who, pursuant to the written |
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regulations or written authorization of a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal |
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Code, is authorized to carry or possess a specified weapon for the |
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purpose of providing safety and security on the physical premises |
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of a school, any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored |
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by a school is being conducted, or a passenger transportation |
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vehicle of a school. |
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(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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that has adopted written regulations or written authorization |
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allowing for school guardians shall, not later than the third |
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business day after the date of adoption, provide written |
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notification of the district's or school's decision to use school |
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guardians to: |
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(1) the sheriff of each county in which a school |
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building is located; |
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(2) the police chief of each municipality in which a |
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school building is located; |
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(3) the public safety director of the Department of |
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Public Safety; and |
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(4) the commissioner of the agency. |
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(c) Not later than five business days before the date of |
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implementation of written regulations or written authorization |
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allowing for school guardians, a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school shall provide to each entity described by Subsection |
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(b) a written notification that includes the following information: |
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(1) the identity of each school guardian; |
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(2) the campus at which each school guardian is |
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primarily located; |
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(3) the classroom or approximate location at which |
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each school guardian may be regularly found during the school day; |
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and |
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(4) the types of weapons, including the type of |
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caliber, that the district or school has authorized at district or |
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school campuses. |
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(d) Not later than five business days after a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school makes changes to the |
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district's or school's written regulations or written authorization |
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allowing for school guardians, the district or school shall provide |
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to each entity described by Subsection (b) a written notification |
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of the changes to the regulations or authorization, including the |
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persons authorized as school guardians. |
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(e) A notification required under this section must be |
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provided: |
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(1) in person; |
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(2) by electronic means; or |
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(3) by certified mail, return receipt requested. |
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(f) Information reported under this section is confidential |
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and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government |
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Code, by a school district, an open-enrollment charter school, or |
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an entity described by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |