86R2231 GCB-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 257
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a policy requiring public and private primary and
secondary schools and public junior colleges to provide local law
enforcement agencies certain information regarding certain
individuals authorized to carry a handgun on a campus.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.0811(g), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(g) The identity of a school marshal appointed under this
section is confidential, except as provided by Section 37.0814 of
this code or Section 1701.260(j), Occupations Code, and is not
subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 2. Section 37.0813(g), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(g) The identity of a school marshal appointed under this
section is confidential, except as provided by Section 37.0814 of
this code or Section 1701.260(j), Occupations Code, and is not
subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.0814. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION AND
COORDINATION POLICY. (a) This section applies to a school
district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school that:
(1) appoints a school marshal under Section 37.0811 or
37.0813; or
(2) authorizes any other individual to carry a handgun
for security purposes under written regulations or written
authorization of the district or school.
(b) The board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school or private
school that is subject to this section shall adopt a policy
regarding communication and coordination with local law
enforcement agencies.
(c) A policy adopted under this section must require the
school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school
to:
(1) provide each law enforcement agency that has
jurisdiction over the district or school with:
(A) a list of each campus at which an individual
described by Subsection (a) is authorized to carry a handgun; and
(B) the identity of each individual described by
Subsection (a) and the campus where that individual is regularly
employed; and
(2) update, as necessary, the information provided
under Subdivision (1).
(d) Information provided to a law enforcement agency under a
policy adopted under this section regarding the identity or place
of employment of an individual described by Subsection (a) is
confidential, may be used by the law enforcement agency only for law
enforcement purposes, and is not subject to a request under Chapter
552, Government Code.
SECTION 4. Section 51.220(h), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(h) The identity of a school marshal appointed under this
section is confidential, except as provided by Section 51.221 of
this code or Section 1701.260(j), Occupations Code, and is not
subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 5. Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.221 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.221. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION AND
COORDINATION POLICY. (a) This section applies to a public junior
college, as defined by Section 61.003, that appoints a school
marshal under Section 51.220.
(b) The governing board of a public junior college that is
subject to this section shall adopt a policy regarding
communication and coordination with local law enforcement
agencies.
(c) A policy adopted under this section must require the
public junior college to:
(1) provide each law enforcement agency that has
jurisdiction over the public junior college with:
(A) a list of each campus at which a school
marshal is authorized to carry a handgun; and
(B) the identity of each school marshal and the
campus where that individual is regularly employed; and
(2) update, as necessary, the information provided
under Subdivision (1).
(d) Information provided to a law enforcement agency under a
policy adopted under this section regarding the identity or place
of employment of a school marshal is confidential, may be used by
the law enforcement agency only for law enforcement purposes, and
is not subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.