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By: Ward Johnson, et al. |
H.B. No. 4361 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2025; |
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May 7, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education |
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K-16; May 25, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 25, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of |
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emergency notifications at public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.070. COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. The |
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board, in consultation with administrators, faculty, staff, and |
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students at institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules |
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regarding standardized procedures for timely issuing emergency |
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notifications in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act |
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(20 U.S.C. Section 1092(f)), including emergency alerts through the |
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system required under Section 51.218. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt the rules required by Section 61.070, Education Code, |
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as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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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, 2025. |
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