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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Texas School Patrol. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter S to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER S. TEXAS SCHOOL PATROL |
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Sec. 411.534. COMPOSITION. The Texas School Patrol is a |
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division of the department consisting of the chief school patrol |
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officer, the number of captains, sergeants, and privates authorized |
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by the legislature, and administrative and clerical help as the |
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commission determines. A person's literary attainment does not |
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preclude the person's appointment as a private if the person is |
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otherwise qualified. The chief school patrol officer is the |
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executive officer of the school patrol. Officers are entitled to |
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compensation as provided by the legislature. |
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Sec. 411.535. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. The Texas |
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School Patrol shall have at least one officer present at each campus |
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of every public school and higher education facility in Texas. In |
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addition to the powers and duties provided by law for the officers, |
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noncommissioned officers, and enlisted persons of the Texas School |
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Patrol, they have the powers and authority provided by law for |
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members of the Texas Rangers force. |
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Sec. 411.536. CERTAIN EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES. The |
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department shall equip each officer of the Texas School Patrol in |
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discharging the officers' official duties at public schools with |
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all the necessary equipment needed to respond to a mass shooting at |
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an educational institution, including bullet resistant shields. |
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Sec. 411.537. NECESSARY TRAINING. The Texas School Patrol |
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shall coordinate training with local law enforcement officials |
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concerning emergency response to mass shootings at educational |
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institutions in Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |