81R9769 KKA-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 2953
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition against the use of a stun gun or taser by
school district peace officers, security personnel, and other
employees against elementary, middle, and junior high school
students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.0811 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.0811. USE OF STUN GUN OR TASER AGAINST CERTAIN
STUDENTS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section:
(1) "Stun gun" has the meaning assigned by Section
38.14, Penal Code.
(2) "Taser" means a device that is intended, designed,
made, or adapted to incapacitate a person by inflicting an
electrical charge through the emission of a projectile or
conductive stream.
(b) The board of trustees of a school district shall
prohibit school district peace officers, security personnel, and
other employees from using a stun gun or taser to subdue an
elementary, middle, or junior high school student on school
property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related
activity off of school property.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.