88R11223 GCB-D
By: Hefner H.B. No. 3623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a memorandum of understanding between public schools
authorizing a school marshal of one school to act as a school
marshal at the other school during an event at which both schools
participate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
enter into a memorandum of understanding with another school
district or open-enrollment charter school under which a school
marshal appointed to a campus of the district or school may
temporarily act as a school marshal at a campus of the other
district or school for the duration of an event occurring at the
campus of the other district or school at which both districts or
schools are participating. The memorandum of understanding must
comply with the requirements for written regulations under this
section and may be used to satisfy the requirement for written
regulations or written authorization under Section 46.03(a)(1),
Penal Code, to allow that school marshal to carry a firearm on the
premises of the district or school at which the event occurs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it 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.