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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a school security officer license to provide |
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private security services at a public primary or secondary school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 96, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 96.42 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 96.42. CERTAIN REQUIRED TRAINING PROVIDED BY ADVANCED |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING CENTER. The Advanced Law |
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Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State |
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University--San Marcos shall permit a person who applies for a |
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school security officer license under Section 1702.213, |
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Occupations Code, to enroll in the Solo Officer Rapid Deployment |
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and the Level I training courses offered by the center, or in a |
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substantially similar course offered by the center, in the same |
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manner as the center permits a peace officer to enroll in the |
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course. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I-1. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER |
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Sec. 1702.211. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE REQUIRED. |
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An individual may not act as a school security officer unless the |
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individual holds a school security officer license. |
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Sec. 1702.212. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER. An individual acts |
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as a school security officer if the individual is employed by or |
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contracted through a company licensed under this chapter to provide |
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services described by Section 1702.202 or 1702.222 on the premises |
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of a public primary or secondary school. |
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Sec. 1702.213. APPLICATION; LICENSE QUALIFICATIONS. (a) |
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An applicant for a school security officer license must submit a |
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written application on a form prescribed by the commission. |
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(b) An applicant for a school security officer license must |
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provide proof that the applicant: |
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(1) has been issued a noncommissioned security officer |
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license, a security officer commission, or a personal protection |
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officer license; |
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(2) is employed at the time of application by an |
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investigations company or guard company licensed by the department; |
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and |
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(3) has completed: |
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(A) the training course described by Section |
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96.42, Education Code; and |
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(B) the training described by Section 1702.214. |
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Sec. 1702.214. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING. The |
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commission shall establish the minimum curriculum requirements for |
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a school-based security response course and establish minimum |
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qualifications for instructors to provide the training. |
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Sec. 1702.215. WEAPON RESTRICTIONS. An individual acting |
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as a school security officer may not carry a weapon on the premises |
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of a public primary or secondary school in the scope of performing |
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the person's duties unless authorized under Section 37.081, |
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Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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(b) Section 1702.211, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, takes effect September 1, 2024. |