Bill Text: TX SB1704 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a school district or open-enrollment charter school adopting a policy allowing a school employee to carry or possess a handgun on school property or at a school event.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Education [SB1704 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1704-Introduced.html
| 86R4394 GCB-D | ||
| By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1704 | |
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| relating to a school district or open-enrollment charter school | ||
| adopting a policy allowing a school employee to carry or possess a | ||
| handgun on school property or at a school event. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) The board of trustees of a school district or the | ||
| governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint | ||
| school marshals under this section only if a school marshal policy | ||
| is adopted by the board or governing body by a record vote taken at a | ||
| public meeting. Before adopting the school marshal policy, the | ||
| board or governing body must provide a reasonable period for public | ||
| comment regarding the policy. | ||
| (a-1) The board of trustees of a school district or the | ||
| governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint, | ||
| under the policy adopted under Subsection (a), not more than the | ||
| greater of: | ||
| (1) one school marshal per 200 students in average | ||
| daily attendance per campus; or | ||
| (2) for each campus, one school marshal per building | ||
| of the campus at which students regularly receive classroom | ||
| instruction. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 37.0817 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 37.0817. POLICY AUTHORIZING PERSON TO CARRY OR POSSESS | ||
| HANDGUN. The board of trustees of a school district or the | ||
| governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may not | ||
| authorize a person to carry or possess a handgun for which the | ||
| person is licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government | ||
| Code, on the physical premises of a campus or school, any grounds or | ||
| building on which an activity sponsored by a school or campus is | ||
| being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school | ||
| or campus, unless, by a record vote taken at a public meeting, the | ||
| board or governing body adopts a policy allowing a person to carry | ||
| or possess a handgun in accordance with Section 46.03(a)(1), Penal | ||
| Code. A public meeting held to adopt a policy described by this | ||
| section must provide for a reasonable period for public comment | ||
| regarding the policy. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
