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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public |
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school emergency response maps. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.117, Education Code, as added by |
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Chapter 896 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.117. EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP AND WALK-THROUGH. Each |
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school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide to |
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the Department of Public Safety, the Texas School Safety Center, |
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and all appropriate local law enforcement agencies and emergency |
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first responders: |
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(1) an accurate map of each district campus and school |
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building that is developed and documented in accordance with the |
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standards described by Section 37.351 related to developing site |
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and floor plans, access control, and exterior door numbering; and |
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(2) an opportunity to conduct a walk-through of each |
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district campus and school building using the map described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.1171 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.1171. EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP STUDY. (a) In this |
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section, "center" means the Texas School Safety Center. |
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(b) The center shall conduct a study of the emergency |
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response maps submitted to the center by a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school under Section 37.117. In conducting |
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the study, the center shall: |
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(1) review the types of maps received, including |
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analyzing any variances in complexity or consistency of the maps; |
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(2) identify the mapping options available for an |
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emergency response map; |
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(3) identify the information an emergency response map |
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should include; |
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(4) analyze the costs associated with creating an |
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emergency response map based on the complexity of the map; and |
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(5) consider input from school districts, |
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open-enrollment charter schools, law enforcement agencies, and |
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specialists in geospatial mapping techniques on the aspects of the |
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maps that require improvement or standardization across school |
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districts and open-enrollment charter schools. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2026, the center shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of |
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the house of representatives, and standing legislative committees |
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with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education a |
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written report on the results of the study and any recommendations |
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for legislative or other action. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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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. |