BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1020 By: Deshotel Public Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Education Code requires the expulsion of a student from school for the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm on school property or while in attendance at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property. This provision effectively precludes a student's participation in or preparation for school-sponsored shooting sports competition or other legitimately sanctioned shooting sports educational activities. H.B. 1020 prohibits the expulsion of a student solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm at an approved target range in the course of the student's participation in a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity sponsored or supported the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a sanctioning organization working with the department. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1020 amends the Education Code to prohibit the expulsion of a student from a school solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm that occurs at an approved target range facility that is not located on a school campus and occurs in the course of the student's participation in or preparation for a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity that is sponsored or supported by the Parks and Wildlife Department or a shooting sports sanctioned organization working with the department. H.B. 1020 makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1020
By: Deshotel
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1020
By: Deshotel
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Education Code requires the expulsion of a student from school for the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm on school property or while in attendance at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property. This provision effectively precludes a student's participation in or preparation for school-sponsored shooting sports competition or other legitimately sanctioned shooting sports educational activities. H.B. 1020 prohibits the expulsion of a student solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm at an approved target range in the course of the student's participation in a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity sponsored or supported the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a sanctioning organization working with the department.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1020 amends the Education Code to prohibit the expulsion of a student from a school solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm that occurs at an approved target range facility that is not located on a school campus and occurs in the course of the student's participation in or preparation for a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity that is sponsored or supported by the Parks and Wildlife Department or a shooting sports sanctioned organization working with the department. H.B. 1020 makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The Education Code requires the expulsion of a student from school for the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm on school property or while in attendance at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property. This provision effectively precludes a student's participation in or preparation for school-sponsored shooting sports competition or other legitimately sanctioned shooting sports educational activities.
H.B. 1020 prohibits the expulsion of a student solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm at an approved target range in the course of the student's participation in a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity sponsored or supported the Parks and Wildlife Department or by a sanctioning organization working with the department.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1020 amends the Education Code to prohibit the expulsion of a student from a school solely on the basis of the student's use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm that occurs at an approved target range facility that is not located on a school campus and occurs in the course of the student's participation in or preparation for a school-sponsored shooting sports competition or a shooting sports educational activity that is sponsored or supported by the Parks and Wildlife Department or a shooting sports sanctioned organization working with the department.
H.B. 1020 makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.