Bill Text: TX SB1633 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a school marshal and guardian training grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Education [SB1633 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1633-Introduced.html
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| By: Bettencourt | S.B. No. 1633 | |
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| relating to the establishment of a school marshal and guardian | ||
| training grant program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: | ||
| (i) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may | ||
| request a grant under the school marshal and guardian training | ||
| grant program established under Section 37.0814. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 37.0814. SCHOOL MARSHAL AND GUARDIAN TRAINING GRANT | ||
| PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "school guardian" means a person | ||
| who, pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization | ||
| of a school district or open-enrollment charter school under | ||
| Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code, is authorized to carry or | ||
| possess a specified weapon for the purpose of providing safety and | ||
| security on the physical premises of a school, any grounds or | ||
| building on which an activity sponsored by a school is being | ||
| conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school. | ||
| (b) From funds appropriated or otherwise available for that | ||
| purpose, the commissioner shall establish a grant program under | ||
| which a grant of $3,000 is awarded to each school campus of a school | ||
| district or open-enrollment charter school that applies. The grant | ||
| may only be used to pay the costs of providing an appointed school | ||
| marshal or school guardian with training. | ||
| (c) The identity of a school district or open-enrollment | ||
| charter school that receives a grant under this section and the | ||
| identity of a school marshal or school guardian who receives | ||
| training using that grant are confidential, except as provided by | ||
| Section 1701.260(j), Occupations Code, and are not subject to a | ||
| request under Chapter 552, Government Code. | ||
| (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to | ||
| establish the grant program under this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
