H.B. No. 3623
AN ACT
relating to a memorandum of understanding between public or private
primary or secondary 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. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.08131 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.08131. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS REGARDING SCHOOL MARSHALS. (a) In this
section, "public or private primary or secondary school" means a
school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private
school.
(b) A public or private primary or secondary school may
enter into a memorandum of understanding with another public or
private primary or secondary school under which a school marshal
appointed to a campus of the school may temporarily act as a school
marshal at a campus of the other school for the duration of an event
occurring at the campus of the other school at which both schools
are participating. The memorandum of understanding must comply
with the requirements for written regulations under Section 37.0811
or 37.0813, as applicable, 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 public or private primary or
secondary 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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3623 was passed by the House on May 6,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3623 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor