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| 1 | 1 | By: Ashby H.B. No. 2047 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the ability of a municipality to regulate the sale of | |
| 7 | 7 | alcohol near a public school. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 38.007 | |
| 10 | 10 | (b), Education Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) The board of trustees of a school district shall attempt | |
| 13 | 13 | to provide a safe alcohol-free environment to students coming to or | |
| 14 | 14 | going from school. The board of trustees may cooperate with local | |
| 15 | 15 | law enforcement officials and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage | |
| 16 | 16 | Commission in attempting to provide this environment and in | |
| 17 | 17 | enforcing Sections 101.75, 109.33, and 109.59, Alcoholic Beverage | |
| 18 | 18 | Code. Additionally, the board, if a majority of the area of a | |
| 19 | 19 | district is located in a municipality with a population of 900,000 | |
| 20 | 20 | or more, may petition the commissioners court of the county in which | |
| 21 | 21 | the district is located or the governing board of an incorporated | |
| 22 | 22 | city or town in which the district is located to adopt a 1,000-foot | |
| 23 | 23 | zone under Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage Code. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2015. |