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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near |
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school or day-care center property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 30.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.055. TRESPASS ON OR NEAR SCHOOL OR DAY-CARE CENTER |
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PROPERTY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Day-care center" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. |
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(2) "Public property" includes a street, highway, |
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alley, public park, or sidewalk. |
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(3) "School" means a private or public elementary or |
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secondary school. |
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(4) "School or day-care center property" means: |
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(A) all land and buildings owned or leased by a |
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school or day-care center; and |
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(B) any grounds or buildings on which an activity |
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sponsored by the school or day-care center is being conducted. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) enters or remains on: |
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(A) school or day-care center property; or |
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(B) public property located within 250 feet of |
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school or day-care center property; |
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(2) does not have: |
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(A) a reason or relationship for entering or |
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remaining on the property that involves custody of or |
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responsibility for a student enrolled at the school or day-care |
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center; or |
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(B) written permission from an authorized |
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representative of the school or day-care center; |
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(3) receives a reasonable request to depart by an |
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administrator, educator, or security personnel officer employed by |
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the school or day-care center; and |
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(4) fails to depart. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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(d) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the |
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actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |