88R5403 JCG-D
By: West S.B. No. 999
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that providers of active shooter
training at public schools and institutions of higher education
obtain a certificate issued by the Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.2515 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.2515. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACTIVE
SHOOTER TRAINING AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. (a) A person may not provide active shooter training to
students or employees at a public primary or secondary school or an
institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code, unless the person is certified by the commission
under this section to provide active shooter training.
(b) The commission shall:
(1) establish a certification program for providers of
active shooter training; and
(2) issue a certificate to a provider who completes
the program established under Subdivision (1).
(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the renewal of a
certificate issued under this section. The commission may require
continuing education for the renewal of the certificate.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the certification
program required by Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 3. Section 1701.2515(a), Occupations Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to active shooter training provided on or
after December 1, 2024.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.