86R4394 GCB-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1704
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a school district or open-enrollment charter school
adopting a policy allowing a school employee to carry or possess a
handgun on school property or at a school event.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint
school marshals under this section only if a school marshal policy
is adopted by the board or governing body by a record vote taken at a
public meeting. Before adopting the school marshal policy, the
board or governing body must provide a reasonable period for public
comment regarding the policy.
(a-1) The board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint,
under the policy adopted under Subsection (a), not more than the
greater of:
(1) one school marshal per 200 students in average
daily attendance per campus; or
(2) for each campus, one school marshal per building
of the campus at which students regularly receive classroom
instruction.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.0817 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.0817. POLICY AUTHORIZING PERSON TO CARRY OR POSSESS
HANDGUN. The board of trustees of a school district or the
governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may not
authorize a person to carry or possess a handgun for which the
person is licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government
Code, on the physical premises of a campus or school, any grounds or
building on which an activity sponsored by a school or campus is
being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school
or campus, unless, by a record vote taken at a public meeting, the
board or governing body adopts a policy allowing a person to carry
or possess a handgun in accordance with Section 46.03(a)(1), Penal
Code. A public meeting held to adopt a policy described by this
section must provide for a reasonable period for public comment
regarding the policy.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.