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1	1		89R22582 JBD/ANG-D
2	2		By: McLaughlin, Guillen, Moody, Leo Wilson, H.B. No. 33
3	3		Louderback, et al.
	4	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 33:
	5	+	By: Hefner C.S.H.B. No. 33
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8	10		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	11		AN ACT
10	12		relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary
11	13		school facilities and other emergencies, including certain
12	14		accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such
13	15		emergencies.
14	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	17		SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Uvalde Strong Act.
16	18		SECTION 2. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
17	19		read as follows:
18	20		(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
19	21		(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
20	22		offense;
21	23		(2) the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;
22	24		and
23	25		(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
24	26		applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
25	27		title, relating to:
26	28		(A) the Public Education Information Management
27	29		System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
28	30		this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
29	31		(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
30	32		Chapter 22;
31	33		(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
32	34		instruction programs under Section 28.006;
33	35		(D) accelerated instruction under Section
34	36		28.0211;
35	37		(E) high school graduation requirements under
36	38		Section 28.025;
37	39		(F) special education programs under Subchapter
38	40		A, Chapter 29;
39	41		(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B,
40	42		Chapter 29;
41	43		(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
42	44		or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten
43	45		classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply;
44	46		(I) extracurricular activities under Section
45	47		33.081;
46	48		(J) discipline management practices or behavior
47	49		management techniques under Section 37.0021;
48	50		(K) health and safety under Chapter 38;
49	51		(L) the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;
50	52		(M) public school accountability and special
51	53		investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter
52	54		39, and Chapter 39A;
53	55		(N) the requirement under Section 21.006 to
54	56		report an educator's misconduct;
55	57		(O) intensive programs of instruction under
56	58		Section 28.0213;
57	59		(P) the right of a school employee to report a
58	60		crime, as provided by Section 37.148;
59	61		(Q) bullying prevention policies and procedures
60	62		under Section 37.0832;
61	63		(R) the right of a school under Section 37.0052
62	64		to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
63	65		disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
64	66		(S) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
65	67		local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
66	68		harassment;
67	69		(T) a parent's right to information regarding the
68	70		provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's
69	71		child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);
70	72		(U) establishment of residency under Section
71	73		25.001;
72	74		(V) school safety requirements under Sections
73	75		37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085,
74	76		37.1086, 37.1087, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207,
75	77		and 37.2071 and Subchapter J, Chapter 37;
76	78		(W) the early childhood literacy and mathematics
77	79		proficiency plans under Section 11.185;
78	80		(X) the college, career, and military readiness
79	81		plans under Section 11.186; and
80	82		(Y) parental options to retain a student under
81	83		Section 28.02124.
82	84		SECTION 3. Sections 37.108(a) and (b), Education Code, are
83	85		amended to read as follows:
84	86		(a) Each school district or public junior college district
85	87		shall adopt and implement a multihazard emergency operations plan
86	88		for use in the district's facilities. The plan must address
87	89		prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery,
88	90		including the prompt recovery of services provided by the school
89	91		district or public junior college district, as defined by the Texas
90	92		School Safety Center in conjunction with the governor's office of
91	93		homeland security, the commissioner of education, and the
92	94		commissioner of higher education. The plan must provide for:
93	95		(1) training in responding to an emergency for
94	96		district employees, including substitute teachers;
95	97		(2) measures to ensure district employees, including
96	98		substitute teachers, have classroom access to a telephone,
97	99		including a cellular telephone, or another electronic
98	100		communication device allowing for immediate contact with district
99	101		emergency services or emergency services agencies, law enforcement
100	102		agencies, health departments, and fire departments;
101	103		(3) measures to ensure district communications
102	104		technology and infrastructure are adequate to allow for
103	105		communication during an emergency, including measures to ensure the
104	106		use of standardized response protocol terminology, developed in
105	107		coordination with the Texas School Safety Center, to facilitate
106	108		communication between law enforcement, emergency services,
107	109		district employees, and the public;
108	110		(4) if the plan applies to a school district,
109	111		mandatory school drills and exercises, including drills required
110	112		under Section 37.114, to prepare district students and employees
111	113		for responding to an emergency;
112	114		(5) measures to ensure coordination with the
113	115		Department of State Health Services and local emergency management
114	116		agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
115	117		departments in the event of an emergency;
116	118		(6) the implementation of a safety and security audit
117	119		as required by Subsection (b); and
118	120		(7) any other requirements established by the Texas
119	121		School Safety Center in consultation with the agency and relevant
120	122		local law enforcement agencies.
121	123		(b) At least once every three years, each school district or
122	124		public junior college district shall conduct a safety and security
123	125		audit of the district's facilities that includes a security review
124	126		as described by Section 37.1087 for each district facility. A
125	127		district, or a person included in the registry established by the
126	128		Texas School Safety Center under Section 37.2091 who is engaged by
127	129		the district to conduct a safety and security audit, shall follow
128	130		safety and security audit procedures developed by the Texas School
129	131		Safety Center in coordination with the commissioner of education or
130	132		commissioner of higher education, as applicable.
131	133		SECTION 4. Section 37.1083(a), Education Code, is amended
132	134		to read as follows:
133	135		(a) The agency shall monitor the implementation and
134	136		operation of requirements related to school district safety and
135	137		security, including school district:
136	138		(1) multihazard emergency operations plans; [and]
137	139		(2) safety and security audits; and
138	140		(3) security reviews.
139	141		SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
140	142		amended by adding Section 37.1087 to read as follows:
141	143		Sec. 37.1087. SECURITY REVIEW. (a) If a school district
142	144		constructs, acquires, renovates, or improves a district facility,
143	145		the district shall, as soon as practicable, conduct a security
144	146		review of the facility to:
145	147		(1) determine whether the facility meets school safety
146	148		and security requirements as described by commissioner rule; and
147	149		(2) identify security vulnerabilities at the facility
148	150		in the event of an active shooter incident and describe strategies
149	151		to mitigate each vulnerability identified.
150	152		(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the Department
151	153		of Public Safety, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and
152	154		the Texas School Safety Center, shall ensure that the rules adopted
153	155		or amended under Section 7.061 include rules for the review
154	156		required under this section.
155	157		SECTION 6. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
156	158		amended by adding Section 37.1171 to read as follows:
157	159		Sec. 37.1171. AVAILABILITY OF BREACHING TOOL AND BALLISTIC
158	160		SHIELD. Each school district and open-enrollment charter school
159	161		must have at least one breaching tool and one ballistic shield
160	162		available for use at each campus in the event of an active shooter
161	163		incident.
162	164		SECTION 7. Section 51.217(b), Education Code, is amended to
163	165		read as follows:
164	166		(b) An institution shall adopt and implement a multihazard
165	167		emergency operations plan for use at the institution. The plan must
166	168		address mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery,
167	169		including the prompt recovery of services provided by the
168	170		institution. The plan must provide for:
169	171		(1) employee training in responding to an emergency;
170	172		(2) mandatory drills to prepare students, faculty, and
171	173		employees for responding to an emergency;
172	174		(3) measures to ensure coordination with the
173	175		Department of State Health Services, local emergency management
174	176		agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
175	177		departments in the event of an emergency; and
176	178		(4) the implementation of a safety and security audit
177	179		as required by Subsection (c).
178	180		SECTION 8. Subchapter C, Chapter 96, Education Code, is
179	181		amended by adding Section 96.42 to read as follows:
180	182		Sec. 96.42. ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE
181	183		TRAINING CENTER; CERTAIN DUTIES. (a) In this section:
182	184		(1) "Center" means the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid
183	185		Response Training Center at Texas State University--San Marcos.
184	186		(2) "Emergency medical services personnel" and
185	187		"emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by
186	188		Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
187	189		(3) "Local law enforcement agency" means a political
188	190		subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or appoint
189	191		peace officers.
190	192		(b) The center shall create a template for use by a local law
191	193		enforcement agency or emergency medical services provider in
192	194		evaluating and reporting on the agency's or provider's response to
193	195		an active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school
194	196		facility under Section 418.1873, Government Code. The center may
195	197		collaborate with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the
196	198		Department of Public Safety, the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, or
197	199		the Texas Police Chiefs Association to develop the template. The
198	200		template must include:
199	201		(1) prompts for reporting on the following items:
200	202		(A) a brief description and outcome of the active
201	203		shooter incident;
202	204		(B) a statement of personnel and equipment
203	205		deployed during the incident;
204	206		(C) a cost analysis, including salaries,
205	207		equipment, and incidentals;
206	208		(D) a copy of appropriate incident logs and
207	209		reports;
208	210		(E) any maps, forms, or related documentation
209	211		used in responding to or evaluating the agency's or provider's
210	212		response to the incident;
211	213		(F) a summary of any deaths or injuries that
212	214		occurred as a result of the incident;
213	215		(G) any information relating to the status of
214	216		criminal investigations and subsequent prosecutions arising out of
215	217		the incident; and
216	218		(H) a final evaluation, including:
217	219		(i) conclusions relating to the agency's or
218	220		provider's response to the incident;
219	221		(ii) problems encountered during the
220	222		response regarding personnel, equipment, resources, or multiagency
221	223		response;
222	224		(iii) suggestions for revising policy, such
223	225		as improving training and equipment; and
224	226		(iv) any additional considerations that
225	227		would improve the agency's or provider's response to active shooter
226	228		incidents at primary or secondary school facilities in the future;
227	229		and
228	230		(2) any other content the center considers
229	231		appropriate.
230	232		(c) The center shall develop a training program for peace
231	233		officers and emergency medical services personnel for responding to
232	234		active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities
233	235		as required by Section 418.1877(b), Government Code. In developing
234	236		the training program, the center:
235	237		(1) shall incorporate, if available, the findings of
236	238		at least one final report submitted under Section 418.1873,
237	239		Government Code, regarding a local law enforcement agency's or
238	240		emergency medical services provider's response to an active shooter
239	241		incident at a primary or secondary school facility; and
240	242		(2) may collaborate with the Texas Division of
241	243		Emergency Management, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the
242	244		Department of Public Safety, or the Department of State Health
243	245		Services.
244	246		(d) In developing the training program under Subsection
245	247		(c), if a report described by Subsection (c)(1) is not immediately
246	248		available, the center shall update the training program as soon as a
247	249		report described by that subdivision becomes available to
248	250		incorporate the report's findings.
249	251		SECTION 9. Subchapter L-1, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
250	252		amended by adding Section 411.3735 to read as follows:
251	253		Sec. 411.3735. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
252	254		REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) In this
253	255		section:
254	256		(1) "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency
255	257		Management.
256	258		(2) "Public information officer" means an individual
257	259		who is employed or appointed by a state agency or local government
258	260		entity and whose duties include communicating with the public
259	261		during a disaster regarding the disaster.
260	262		(b) Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a
261	263		public information officer who must obtain certification in
262	264		emergency communications from the division and complete continuing
263	265		education on emergency communications as provided by Subchapter K,
264	266		Chapter 418:
265	267		(1) a municipal police department;
266	268		(2) a sheriff's office;
267	269		(3) a county constable's office;
268	270		(4) a school district police department; and
269	271		(5) the department.
270	272		(c) The chief administrative officer of an agency may be
271	273		appointed or employed as a public information officer.
272	274		SECTION 10. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
273	275		amended by adding Section 418.059 to read as follows:
274	276		Sec. 418.059. GUIDE ON PREPARING FOR AND RESPONDING TO
275	277		ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT AT SCHOOL FACILITY. (a) The division, in
276	278		coordination with the Emergency Management Council, shall develop a
277	279		guide on preparing for and responding to an active shooter incident
278	280		at a primary or secondary school facility for civic, volunteer, and
279	281		community organizations.
280	282		(b) The division shall post the guide on the division's
281	283		Internet website for public use. The guide must provide a
282	284		comprehensive approach to preparing for and responding to active
283	285		shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and
284	286		include information on:
285	287		(1) understanding mass violence incidents and best
286	288		practices for community engagement related to those incidents;
287	289		(2) incident command structure;
288	290		(3) coordination of and access to resources, including
289	291		trauma and support services, acute support services, long-term
290	292		support services, spiritual support services, and family or victim
291	293		assistance;
292	294		(4) long-term recovery and community resilience;
293	295		(5) communication coordination;
294	296		(6) training and planning resources; and
295	297		(7) preserving and restoring community cohesion and
296	298		public life after the incident.
297	299		(c) In developing and revising the guide, the division may,
298	300		in collaboration with the department, seek the advice and
299	301		assistance of local governments, civic organizations, volunteer
300	302		organizations, and community leaders.
301	303		SECTION 11. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
302	304		amended by adding Sections 418.1873 and 418.1877 to read as
303	305		follows:
304	306		Sec. 418.1873. EVALUATION AND REPORT ON RESPONSE TO ACTIVE
305	307		SHOOTER INCIDENT AT SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.
306	308		(a) In this section:
307	309		(1) "Emergency medical services" and "emergency
308	310		medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section
309	311		773.003, Health and Safety Code.
310	312		(2) "Local law enforcement agency" means a political
311	313		subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or appoint
312	314		peace officers.
313	315		(b) Each local law enforcement agency and emergency medical
314	316		services provider that responds to an active shooter incident at a
315	317		primary or secondary school facility by providing law enforcement
316	318		services or emergency medical services, or both, shall:
317	319		(1) not later than the 45th day after the date of the
318	320		incident, or as soon as practicable thereafter, initiate an
319	321		evaluation of the agency's or provider's response to the incident
320	322		and submit a preliminary report to the division, the department,
321	323		and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at
322	324		Texas State University--San Marcos regarding, at minimum, the items
323	325		required in the template created under Section 96.42, Education
324	326		Code; and
325	327		(2) not later than the 90th day after the date of the
326	328		incident, or as soon as practicable thereafter, finalize the report
327	329		described by Subdivision (1) and submit the report to the division,
328	330		the department, and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response
329	331		Training Center at Texas State University--San Marcos.
330	332		(c) For purposes of implementing this section:
331	333		(1) the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall
332	334		adopt rules with respect to local law enforcement agencies; and
333	335		(2) the division shall adopt rules with respect to
334	336		emergency medical services and emergency medical services
335	337		providers.
336	338		(d) The division, in coordination with the Texas School
337	339		Safety Center, shall by rule define "active shooter incident" as an
338	340		incident involving an active shooter, as that term is defined by the
339	341		Federal Bureau of Investigation.
340	342		(e) A local law enforcement agency or emergency medical
341	343		services provider that complies with this section regarding an
342	344		active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility
343	345		is not required to conduct any evaluation or issue any report that
344	346		may be required under Section 418.188 regarding that incident.
345	347		(f) Information obtained or created by the division or the
346	348		department in carrying out their obligations under this section are
347	349		confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
348	350		(g) Any meetings between a law enforcement agency or
349	351		emergency medical services provider and the division or the
350	352		department are not subject to the open meeting requirements of
351	353		Chapter 551.
352	354		Sec. 418.1877. TRAINING ON RESPONSES TO ACTIVE SHOOTER
353	355		INCIDENTS AT SCHOOL FACILITIES REQUIRED. (a) In this section:
354	356		(1) "Emergency medical services personnel" and
355	357		"emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by
356	358		Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
357	359		(2) "Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning
358	360		assigned by Section 418.1873.
359	361		(b) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by rule shall
360	362		require the peace officers of each local law enforcement agency to
361	363		complete a training program for responding to active shooter
362	364		incidents at primary and secondary school facilities developed by
363	365		the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at
364	366		Texas State University--San Marcos as required by Section 96.42,
365	367		Education Code.
366	368		(c) The division by rule shall require the emergency medical
367	369		services personnel of each emergency medical services provider to
368	370		complete a training program for responding to active shooter
369	371		incidents at primary and secondary school facilities developed by
370	372		the division. The training program must involve reviewing at least
371	373		one final evaluation and report required by Section 418.1873.
372	374		(d) The division, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement,
373	375		and the Department of State Health Services may adopt rules to
374	376		enforce this section.
375	377		SECTION 12. Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by
376	378		adding Subchapter K to read as follows:
377	379		SUBCHAPTER K. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR
378	380		CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
379	381		Sec. 418.331. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public
380	382		information officer" means an individual who is employed or
381	383		appointed by a state agency, local government entity, or
382	384		open-enrollment charter school and whose duties include
383	385		communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the
384	386		disaster.
385	387		Sec. 418.332. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
386	388		REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) Each of the
387	389		following entities shall employ or appoint a public information
388	390		officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications
389	391		from the division and complete continuing education on emergency
390	392		communications as provided by this subchapter:
391	393		(1) a municipality;
392	394		(2) a county;
393	395		(3) an independent school district;
394	396		(4) an open-enrollment charter school; and
395	397		(5) the division.
396	398		(b) The chief administrator of an agency may be appointed or
397	399		employed as a public information officer.
398	400		Sec. 418.333. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a)
399	401		A public information officer described by Sections 411.3735 and
400	402		418.332 shall:
401	403		(1) obtain certification from the division in
402	404		emergency communications not later than the first anniversary of
403	405		the date the public information officer was hired or appointed; and
404	406		(2) complete a continuing education program on
405	407		emergency communications approved by the division once during each
406	408		12-month period beginning on the date the public information
407	409		officer obtained certification.
408	410		(b) The division shall establish minimum education and
409	411		training requirements for initial certification and continuing
410	412		education under this subchapter. The minimum requirements must
411	413		comply with the policies and standards developed by the Texas
412	414		Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.163, Occupations
413	415		Code. These minimum requirements must include courses on:
414	416		(1) the National Incident Management System;
415	417		(2) the Incident Command System; and
416	418		(3) the basic skills and principles necessary to
417	419		fulfill the role of a public information officer with respect to
418	420		emergency communications.
419	421		(c) The division shall assist the entities subject to
420	422		Sections 411.3735 and 418.332 in identifying approved training
421	423		programs.
422	424		(d) The following courses may be taken to satisfy minimum
423	425		education and training requirements under this subchapter:
424	426		(1) a course provided by the Bill Blackwood Law
425	427		Enforcement Management Institute of Texas; or
426	428		(2) a course approved by the Texas Commission on Law
427	429		Enforcement.
428	430		Sec. 418.334. COMPLIANCE RECORDS; INSPECTION. (a) Each
429	431		entity subject to Section 418.332 shall:
430	432		(1) maintain records that demonstrate the compliance
431	433		of each public information officer employed or appointed by that
432	434		entity with the certification and continuing education
433	435		requirements of this subchapter; and
434	436		(2) submit to the division the compliance records
435	437		required to be maintained under Subdivision (1).
436	438		(b) The division shall permit inspection and copying by the
437	439		department of the compliance records the division maintains under
438	440		Subsection (a)(1) during reasonable hours and in a reasonable
439	441		manner.
440	442		Sec. 418.335. RULES. The division may adopt rules to
441	443		administer this subchapter.
442	444		SECTION 13. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
443	445		amended by adding Sections 772.00791, 772.013, and 772.014 to read
444	446		as follows:
445	447		Sec. 772.00791. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACCREDITATION GRANT
446	448		PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "criminal justice division" means
447	449		the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.
448	450		(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and
449	451		administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law
450	452		enforcement agency in this state for purposes of becoming
451	453		accredited or maintaining accreditation:
452	454		(1) through the Texas Police Chiefs Association Law
453	455		Enforcement Agency Best Practices Accreditation Program;
454	456		(2) by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
455	457		Enforcement Agencies, Inc.;
456	458		(3) by the International Association of Campus Law
457	459		Enforcement Administrators;
458	460		(4) by an accreditation program developed by the
459	461		Sheriffs' Association of Texas; or
460	462		(5) by an association or organization designated by
461	463		the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as provided by Subsection
462	464		(i).
463	465		(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the amount of a
464	466		grant awarded to a law enforcement agency under this section is as
465	467		follows:
466	468		(1) $25,000 for each qualifying accreditation:
467	469		(A) held by the agency on the date on which the
468	470		program under this section was established; or
469	471		(B) received by the agency after the date
470	472		described by Paragraph (A); and
471	473		(2) $12,500 for each qualifying reaccreditation
472	474		received by the agency after the date described by Subdivision
473	475		(1)(A).
474	476		(d) A law enforcement agency may not be awarded a grant
475	477		described by Subsection (c)(1) with respect to an accreditation for
476	478		which the agency has previously been awarded a grant under that
477	479		subdivision.
478	480		(e) If a law enforcement agency was awarded a grant
479	481		described by Subsection (c)(1) and the accreditation expires
480	482		without the agency receiving reaccreditation, the agency may be
481	483		awarded a grant under this section in the amount provided by
482	484		Subsection (c)(2) for becoming accredited by the accrediting entity
483	485		for which the grant under Subsection (c)(1) was awarded.
484	486		(f) The criminal justice division shall establish:
485	487		(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;
486	488		(2) grant application procedures;
487	489		(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts;
488	490		(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and
489	491		(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant
490	492		awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any
491	493		conditions of a grant.
492	494		(g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal
493	495		justice division shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board a
494	496		report that provides the following information for the preceding
495	497		state fiscal year:
496	498		(1) the name of each law enforcement agency that
497	499		applied for a grant under this section; and
498	500		(2) the amount of money distributed to each law
499	501		enforcement agency awarded a grant under this section.
500	502		(h) The criminal justice division may use any revenue
501	503		available for purposes of this section.
502	504		(i) The criminal justice division, with the assistance of
503	505		the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, shall periodically review
504	506		associations and organizations that establish standards of
505	507		practice for law enforcement agencies and that offer accreditation
506	508		to agencies that meet those standards. On a determination by the
507	509		criminal justice division that accreditation of law enforcement
508	510		agencies in this state by an association or organization would
509	511		benefit public safety, the commission may designate the association
510	512		or organization as an accrediting entity for purposes of Subsection
511	513		(b)(5).
512	514		Sec. 772.013. COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION
513	515		PLANNING FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CERTAIN POLITICAL
514	516		SUBDIVISIONS. (a) In this section:
515	517		(1) "Department" means the Department of Public
516	518		Safety.
517	519		(2) "First responder" means:
518	520		(A) a peace officer described by Article 2A.001,
519	521		Code of Criminal Procedure;
520	522		(B) an individual included as fire protection
521	523		personnel by Section 419.021; and
522	524		(C) an individual included as emergency medical
523	525		services personnel by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
524	526		(b) To prepare for complex responses to and investigations
525	527		of emergencies that require mutual aid and support from more than
526	528		one governmental entity, the department shall consult with the
527	529		sheriff of each county in which a primary or secondary school
528	530		facility is located to determine which governmental entities that
529	531		employ a first responder are reasonably likely, in the sheriff's
530	532		opinion, to respond to an active shooter incident at one of those
531	533		facilities.
532	534		(c) The department, each sheriff described by Subsection
533	535		(b), and each governmental entity identified by the sheriff under
534	536		that subsection shall collectively participate in:
535	537		(1) a multiagency tabletop exercise at least once each
536	538		odd-numbered year; and
537	539		(2) an in-person drill at least once each
538	540		even-numbered year.
539	541		(d) The department shall invite any appropriate federal
540	542		agency to participate in an exercise described by Subsection (c).
541	543		Sec. 772.014. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF
542	544		PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (a) In this
543	545		section, "department" means the Department of Public Safety.
544	546		(b) The department and each governmental entity identified
545	547		by a sheriff under Section 772.013(b) shall collectively enter into
546	548		a mutual aid agreement that establishes the procedures for the
547	549		provision of resources, personnel, facilities, equipment, and
548	550		supplies in responses to critical incidents in a vertically
549	551		integrated fashion.
550	552		(c) In establishing the procedures, the department and
551	553		local law enforcement agencies shall:
552	554		(1) give priority to establishing the
553	555		interoperability of communications equipment among the parties to
554	556		the agreement;
555	557		(2) establish procedures for interagency coordination
556	558		in activities arising from critical incidents, including evidence
557	559		collection;
558	560		(3) set jurisdictional boundaries; and
559	561		(4) determine the capabilities, processes, and
560	562		expectations among the parties to the agreement.
561	563		(d) The department shall invite any appropriate federal
562	564		agency to enter into the agreement described by Subsection (b).
563	565		SECTION 14. Section 85.024, Local Government Code, is
564	566		amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection
565	567		(c-1) to read as follows:
566	568		(a) The sheriff of a county [with a total population of less
567	569		than 350,000] in which a public school is located shall call and
568	570		conduct an annual meeting [semiannual meetings] to discuss:
569	571		(1) school safety;
570	572		(2) coordinated law enforcement response to school
571	573		violence incidents;
572	574		(3) law enforcement agency capabilities;
573	575		(4) available resources;
574	576		(5) emergency radio interoperability;
575	577		(6) chain of command planning; [and]
576	578		(7) each public school's multihazard emergency
577	579		operations plan, including a discussion and analysis of how the
578	580		school's multihazard emergency operations plan would be
579	581		implemented in an emergency situation; and
580	582		(8) other related subjects proposed by a person in
581	583		attendance at the meeting.
582	584		(c) In a county with a population of less than 350,000, the
583	585		[The] following persons shall attend a meeting called under
584	586		Subsection (a):
585	587		(1) the sheriff or the sheriff's designee;
586	588		(2) the police chief of a municipal police department
587	589		in the county or the police chief's designee;
588	590		(3) each elected constable in the county or the
589	591		constable's designees;
590	592		(4) each police chief of a school district's police
591	593		department or school district security coordinator from each school
592	594		district located in the county;
593	595		(5) a representative of the Department of Public
594	596		Safety assigned to the county;
595	597		(6) a representative of each other state agency with
596	598		commissioned peace officers assigned to the county;
597	599		(7) a person appointed to a command staff position at
598	600		an emergency medical service in the county;
599	601		(8) a person appointed to a command staff position at a
600	602		municipal emergency medical service in the county;
601	603		(9) a person appointed to a command staff position at a
602	604		fire department in the county;
603	605		(10) the superintendent or the superintendent's
604	606		designee of each school district located in the county;
605	607		(11) the person who serves the function of
606	608		superintendent, or that person's designee, in each open-enrollment
607	609		charter school located in the county; [and]
608	610		(12) a representative of the Texas Division of
609	611		Emergency Management; and
610	612		(13) any other person the sheriff considers
611	613		appropriate.
612	614		(c-1) In a county with a population of 350,000 or more, the
613	615		following persons shall attend a meeting called under Subsection
614	616		(a):
615	617		(1) for each school district located in the county,
616	618		either:
617	619		(A) the police chief of the district's police
618	620		department, or the chief's designee; or
619	621		(B) if the district contracts with another
620	622		political subdivision for law enforcement services, the chief
621	623		administrative officer of the law enforcement agency providing law
622	624		enforcement services to the district, or the officer's designee;
623	625		(2) the superintendent of each school district located
624	626		in the county; and
625	627		(3) any other person the sheriff considers
626	628		appropriate.
627	629		SECTION 15. Chapter 391, Local Government Code, is amended
628	630		by adding Section 391.0041 to read as follows:
629	631		Sec. 391.0041. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES PLAN FOR FIRST
630	632		RESPONDER INVOLVED IN CRITICAL INCIDENT. (a) In this section:
631	633		(1) "Council of governments" means a regional planning
632	634		commission for a state planning region created under this chapter.
633	635		(2) "Critical incident" means an incident involving a
634	636		first responder that occurs while the first responder is performing
635	637		official duties and that results in serious bodily injury to the
636	638		first responder or poses a substantial risk of serious bodily
637	639		injury or death to the first responder or of serious harm to the
638	640		first responder's mental health or well-being.
639	641		(3) "First responder" means:
640	642		(A) a peace officer described by Article 2A.001,
641	643		Code of Criminal Procedure;
642	644		(B) an individual included as fire protection
643	645		personnel by Section 419.021, Government Code; and
644	646		(C) an individual included as emergency medical
645	647		services personnel by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
646	648		(b) The Texas Division of Emergency Management, in
647	649		coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission and the
648	650		Department of State Health Services, shall:
649	651		(1) develop a mental health resources plan to address
650	652		the mental health needs of first responders following a critical
651	653		incident; and
652	654		(2) provide the plan to each local emergency
653	655		management director in the state.
654	656		(c) A plan developed under Subsection (b):
655	657		(1) must identify and provide for:
656	658		(A) education and training to a first responder
657	659		prior to a critical incident on topics including:
658	660		(i) the potential psychological impact that
659	661		being involved in an incident may have on the first responder; and
660	662		(ii) resources available to the first
661	663		responder to address the psychological impact of an incident,
662	664		including mental health counseling, peer support programs, and
663	665		stress management practices; or
664	666		(B) a list of recommended providers located
665	667		within the territory of the council of governments who can provide
666	668		the education and training described by Paragraph (A);
667	669		(2) may recommend that an employer of a first
668	670		responder:
669	671		(A) create a process to conduct a critical
670	672		incident stress debriefing following an incident; and
671	673		(B) create a peer support program to support the
672	674		first responder following an incident; and
673	675		(3) may include any other recommendation the council
674	676		of governments considers appropriate to address the mental health
675	677		needs of a first responder following a critical incident.
676	678		(d) Each political subdivision that receives a plan under
677	679		this section shall:
678	680		(1) implement the plan; and
679	681		(2) share the plan with each council of governments
680	682		that has jurisdiction over the political subdivision to ensure
681	683		regional plan integration and awareness.
682	684		SECTION 16. Section 1701.163, Occupations Code, is amended
683	685		to read as follows:
684	686		Sec. 1701.163. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
685	687		AGENCIES. (a) The commission, with input from an advisory
686	688		committee, shall by rule establish minimum standards with respect
687	689		to the creation or continued operation of a law enforcement agency
688	690		based on the function, size, and jurisdiction of the agency,
689	691		including:
690	692		(1) a determination regarding the public benefit of
691	693		creating the agency in the community;
692	694		(2) the sustainable funding sources for the agency;
693	695		(3) the physical resources available to officers,
694	696		including:
695	697		(A) all standard duty firearms;
696	698		(B) less lethal force weapons, including a
697	699		requirement of at least one per officer on duty;
698	700		(C) effective communications equipment;
699	701		(D) protective equipment, including a
700	702		requirement of:
701	703		(i) at least one bullet-resistant vest per
702	704		officer on duty; and
703	705		(ii) access to at least one breaching tool
704	706		and one ballistic shield;
705	707		(E) officer uniforms; and
706	708		(F) patrol vehicles and associated equipment;
707	709		(4) the physical facilities of the agency, including
708	710		any evidence room, dispatch area, or public area;
709	711		(5) the policies of the agency, including policies on:
710	712		(A) use of force;
711	713		(B) vehicle pursuit;
712	714		(C) professional conduct of officers;
713	715		(D) domestic abuse protocols;
714	716		(E) response to missing persons;
715	717		(F) supervision of part-time officers;
716	718		(G) impartial policing;
717	719		(H) active shooters, including a detailed
718	720		written policy based on current best practices for responding to an
719	721		active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility
720	722		and a recommendation for the frequency at which simulated emergency
721	723		drills should be conducted; and
722	724		(I) barricaded subjects;
723	725		(6) the administrative structure of the agency;
724	726		(7) liability insurance; and
725	727		(8) any other standard the commission considers
726	728		necessary.
727	729		(b) A law enforcement agency may enter into a mutual aid
728	730		agreement with a law enforcement agency with overlapping or
729	731		adjacent jurisdiction to share protective equipment during a
730	732		critical incident, as defined by Section 391.0041, Local Government
731	733		Code, to meet the requirements under Subsection (a)(3)(D).
732	734		SECTION 17. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
733	735		by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:
734	736		(u) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
735	737		commission shall require an officer to complete the training
736	738		courses described by Section 1701.273.
737	739		SECTION 18. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
738	740		is amended by adding Section 1701.273 to read as follows:
739	741		Sec. 1701.273. TRAINING ON INCIDENT RESPONSE AND COMMAND.
740	742		(a) The commission shall require a peace officer to complete the
741	743		following emergency response management training courses, or a
742	744		substantially similar successor course as determined by the
743	745		commission, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency
744	746		Management:
745	747		(1) Introduction to the Incident Command System; and
746	748		(2) National Incident Management System, An
747	749		Introduction.
748	750		(b) The commission shall require an officer to complete the
749	751		training courses described by Subsection (a) unless the officer has
750	752		completed the training under Section 1701.253(u).
751	753		SECTION 19. Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
752	754		is amended by adding Section 1701.3526 to read as follows:
753	755		Sec. 1701.3526. CONTINUING EDUCATION ON INCIDENT RESPONSE
754	756		AND COMMAND. (a) The commission shall require a peace officer whose
755	757		duties involve the supervision of officers in an incident response
756	758		to complete, as part of the continuing education programs under
757	759		Section 1701.351(a), an advanced incident response and command
758	760		course, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency
759	761		Management, as determined by commission rule.
760	762		(b) The exemption under Section 1701.351(d) does not apply
761	763		to the training required by Subsection (a).
762	764		SECTION 20. Section 85.024(b), Local Government Code, is
763	765		repealed.
764	766		SECTION 21. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Advanced
765	767		Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State
766	768		University--San Marcos shall develop the template and training
767	769		program required by Section 96.42, Education Code, as added by this
768	770		Act.
769	771		SECTION 22. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
770	772		Division of Emergency Management shall develop and post the guide
771	773		required by Section 418.059, Government Code, as added by this Act.
772	774		SECTION 23. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
773	775		Division of Emergency Management shall develop the training program
774	776		required by Section 418.1877(c), Government Code, as added by this
775	777		Act.
776	778		SECTION 24. A public information officer described by
777	779		Section 411.3735 or 418.332, Government Code, as added by this Act,
778	780		who was employed or appointed before the effective date of this Act
779	781		shall obtain the certification required by Section 418.333,
780	782		Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1,
781	783		2026.
782	784		SECTION 25. Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department
783	785		of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies shall enter
784	786		into mutual aid agreements as required by Section 772.014,
785	787		Government Code, as added by this Act.
786	788		SECTION 26. As soon as practicable after the effective date
787	789		of this Act, each council of governments, as defined by Section
788	790		391.0041, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, shall
789	791		develop a mental health resources plan required to be created under
790	792		that section.
791	793		SECTION 27. As soon as practicable after the effective date
792	794		of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
793	795		rules to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
794	796		Subchapters D, F, and H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.
795	797		SECTION 28. The minimum curriculum requirements under
796	798		Section 1701.253(u), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply
797	799		only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on
798	800		or after January 1, 2026.
799	801		SECTION 29. Section 1701.3526, Occupations Code, as added
800	802		by this Act, applies only with respect to a 24-month continuing
801	803		education training unit that begins on or after the effective date
802	804		of this Act. A training unit that begins before the effective date
803	805		of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the training
804	806		unit began, and the former law is continued in effect for that
805	807		purpose.
806	808		SECTION 30. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.