88R4458 MEW-D
By: Burns H.B. No. 2812
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of school safety training to certain
employees of a private religious academy or school who hold a
license to carry a handgun.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.1901, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(c) A qualified handgun instructor certified in school
safety under this section may provide school safety training,
including instruction in the subjects listed under Subsection (a),
to employees of a school district, [or] an open-enrollment charter
school, or a private religious academy or school who hold a license
to carry a handgun issued under this subchapter.
(f) In this section, "private religious academy or school"
means a school that:
(1) offers a course of instruction for students in one
or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12;
(2) is owned, controlled, operated, and maintained by
a nonprofit religious organization; and
(3) is accredited by an organization approved by the
Texas Education Agency for private school accreditation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.