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