By: Guillen H.B. No. 3094
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for the school safety allotment under the
public school finance system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.115(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
commissioner shall provide to an eligible [a] school district an
annual allotment in the amount provided by appropriation for each
student in average daily attendance.
(b) To be eligible to receive an allotment under this
section, a school district must ensure that:
(1) during regular school hours at least one security
officer armed with a firearm is present at each district campus.
For purposes of this subsection, a security officer must be:
(A) a school district peace officer;
(B) a school resource officer; or
(C) a commissioned peace officer employed as
security personnel under Section 37.081; and
(2) at least one school marshal, school resource
officer, commissioned peace officer or school district peace
officer, armed with a firearm and who has at minimum received
training comparable to section 1701.260(c), Occupations Code, is
appointed, assigned, or employed for every 200 enrolled students.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if this Act
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.