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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a policy requiring certain public primary and secondary |
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schools to provide local law enforcement agencies certain |
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information regarding certain individuals authorized to carry a |
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handgun on a campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0814. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION AND |
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COORDINATION POLICY. (a) This section applies to a school district |
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or open-enrollment charter school that: |
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(1) authorizes an individual, other than an individual |
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described by Subsection (b), to carry a handgun for security |
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purposes under written regulations or written authorization of the |
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district or school; and |
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(2) requires an individual described by Subdivision |
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(1) to complete the school safety training and instruction |
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described by Section 411.1901(c), Government Code. |
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(b) This section does not apply with respect to: |
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(1) an individual appointed as a school marshal under |
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Section 37.0811 or 37.0813; or |
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(2) an individual employed as security personnel under |
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Section 37.081 and authorized to carry a handgun in accordance with |
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that section. |
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(c) The board of trustees of a school district or the |
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governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that is subject |
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to this section shall adopt a policy regarding communication and |
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coordination with local law enforcement agencies. |
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(d) A policy adopted under this section must require the |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school to: |
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(1) provide each law enforcement agency that has |
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jurisdiction over the district or school with: |
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(A) a list of each campus at which an individual |
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described by Subsection (a) is authorized to carry a handgun; and |
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(B) the identity of each individual described by |
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Subsection (a) and the campus where that individual is regularly |
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employed; and |
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(2) update, as necessary, the information provided |
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under Subdivision (1). |
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(e) Information provided to a law enforcement agency under a |
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policy adopted under this section regarding the identity or place |
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of employment of an individual described by Subsection (a) is |
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confidential, may be used by the law enforcement agency only for law |
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enforcement purposes, and is not subject to a request under Chapter |
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552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |