By: West S.B. No. 999
(In the Senate - Filed February 17, 2023; March 3, 2023,
read first time and referred to Committee on Education;
April 17, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 17, 2023,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 999 By: Bettencourt
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. Section 37.1141, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) A school district may not contract for the provision
of active shooter training for the students or employees of a school
unless the training provider is certified under Section 1701.2515,
Occupations Code, to provide the training.
SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9363 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9363. ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING PROVIDERS. An
institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, may
not contract for the provision of active shooter training for the
students or employees of the institution unless the training
provider is certified under Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code, to
provide the training.
SECTION 3. 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) In this section, "institution of higher education"
has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) An individual or a legal entity may not provide active
shooter training to students or employees at a public primary or
secondary school or an institution of higher education unless:
(1) the individual providing the instruction is
certified by the commission under this section to provide the
training; and
(2) if the training is provided by a legal entity, both
the legal entity and the individual providing the instruction on
behalf of the legal entity are certified by the commission under
this section to provide the training.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) establish a certification program for providers of
active shooter training, including for individuals and legal
entities; and
(2) issue a certificate to a provider who meets the
qualifications of the program established under Subdivision (1).
(d) 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 4. 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 5. Sections 37.1141(c-1) and 51.9363, Education
Code, as added by this Act, and Section 1701.2515(b), Occupations
Code, as added by this Act, apply only to active shooter training
provided on or after December 1, 2024.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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