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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of or contracting for armed commissioned |
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security officers as school district security personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 37.081(a) and (d), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of any school district may employ |
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security personnel, contract with an independent contractor for the |
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provision of security personnel, enter into a memorandum of |
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understanding with a local law enforcement agency for the provision |
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of school resource officers, and commission peace officers to carry |
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out this subchapter. If a board of trustees authorizes a person |
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employed or contracted as security personnel to carry a weapon, the |
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person must be a commissioned peace officer or must be a |
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commissioned security officer licensed under Subchapter G, Chapter |
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1702, Occupations Code, who has completed the training program |
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provided under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code. The |
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jurisdiction of a peace officer, a school resource officer, or |
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security personnel under this section shall be determined by the |
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board of trustees and may include all territory in the boundaries of |
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the school district and all property outside the boundaries of the |
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district that is owned, leased, or rented by or otherwise under the |
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control of the school district and the board of trustees that employ |
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the peace officer, employ or contract for [or] security personnel, |
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or [that] enter into a memorandum of understanding for the |
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provision of a school resource officer. |
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(d) The board of trustees of the school district shall |
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determine the law enforcement duties of peace officers, school |
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resource officers, and security personnel. The duties must be |
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included in: |
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(1) the district improvement plan under Section |
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11.252; |
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(2) the student code of conduct adopted under Section |
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37.001; |
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(3) any memorandum of understanding providing for a |
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school resource officer; [and] |
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(4) any contract with an independent contractor to |
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provide security personnel at the district; and |
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(5) any other campus or district document describing |
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the role of peace officers, school resource officers, or security |
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personnel in the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |