86R30646 GCB-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 257
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 257:
By: Burns C.S.H.B. No. 257
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a policy requiring certain public primary and secondary
schools 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. 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
or open-enrollment charter school that:
(1) authorizes an individual, other than an individual
described by Subsection (b), to carry a handgun for security
purposes under written regulations or written authorization of the
district or school; and
(2) requires an individual described by Subdivision
(1) to complete the school safety training and instruction
described by Section 411.1901(c), Government Code.
(b) This section does not apply with respect to:
(1) an individual appointed as a school marshal under
Section 37.0811 or 37.0813; or
(2) an individual employed as security personnel under
Section 37.081 and authorized to carry a handgun in accordance with
that section.
(c) The board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that is subject
to this section shall adopt a policy regarding communication and
coordination with local law enforcement agencies.
(d) A policy adopted under this section must require the
school district or open-enrollment charter 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).
(e) 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 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.