Lobbyist-Level Policy Guidance, Finally Accessible

Sec. 37.0814.  ARMED SECURITY OFFICER REQUIRED.
(a)  The board of trustees of each school district shall
determine the appropriate number of armed security officers for
each district campus. The board must ensure at least one armed
security officer is present during regular school hours at each
district campus.
(b)  A security officer described by Subsection (a) must be:
  (1)  a school district peace officer;
  (2)  a school resource officer; or
  (3)  a commissioned peace officer employed as security
       personnel under Section 37.081;
  (4)  an individual who holds a level 3 license issued
       under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;
  (5)  a school marshal; or
  (6)  a school district employee or a person with whom
       the district contracts who:
       (A)  has completed school safety training
            provided by a qualified handgun instructor certified in school
            safety under Section 411.1901, Government Code; and
       (B)  carries a handgun on his or her person while
            on school premises in accordance with written regulations or
            written authorization of the district under Section
            46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code.
(c)  Subject to Subsection (d), a security officer described
by Subsection (a) may not perform the routine law enforcement
duties of a peace officer, including making arrests, unless the
duty is performed in response to an emergency that poses a threat of
death or serious bodily injury to a student, school district
employee, or other individual at the district campus.

SECTION 8. Section 37.108, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read
as follows:
(a)  Each school district or public junior college district
shall adopt and implement a multihazard emergency operations plan
for use in the district's facilities. The plan must address
prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery as
defined by the Texas School Safety Center in conjunction with the
governor's office of homeland security, the commissioner of
education, and the commissioner of higher education. The plan must provide for:
  (1)  training in responding to an emergency for
       district employees, including substitute teachers;
  (2)  measures to ensure district employees, including
       substitute teachers, have classroom access to a telephone,
       including a cellular telephone, or another electronic
       communication device allowing for immediate contact with district
       emergency services or emergency services agencies, law enforcement
       agencies, health departments, and fire departments;
  (3)  measures to ensure district communications
       technology and infrastructure are adequate to allow for
       communication during an emergency;
  (4)  if the plan applies to a school district,
       mandatory school drills and exercises, including drills required
       under Section 37.114, to prepare district students and employees
       for responding to an emergency;
  (5)  measures to ensure coordination with the
       Department of State Health Services and local emergency management
       agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
       departments in the event of an emergency;
  (6)  the implementation of a safety and security audit
       as required by Subsection (b);
  (7)  evidence-based strategies to create positive and
       safe school environments, including:
       (A)  family engagement programs;
       (B)  employee trainings on multi-tiered systems
            of support for academic and behavioral success;
       (C)  efforts to respond to chronic absenteeism;
       (D)  trauma-informed practices as defined in
            Section 38.036; and
       (E)  opportunities for community feedback on the
            implementation of the measures required by this subdivision;

SECTION 19. Section 48.115, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (a-1) and
(e) to read as follows:
(a)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the sum of the
following amounts or a greater amount provided by
appropriation:
  (1)  $100 for each student in average daily attendance,
       plus $1 for each student in average daily attendance per every $50
       by which the district's maximum basic allotment under Section
       48.051 exceeds $6,160, prorated as necessary; and
  (2)  $15,000 per campus.
(a-1)  A school district may not receive an allotment under
Subsection (a) unless the district enters into an agreement with
the Department of Information Resources, the agency, and the Texas
School Safety Center to participate in the statewide school safety
cooperative contract program developed under Section 37.119 for the
purchase of designated technologies.
(b)  Funds allocated under this section must be used to
improve school safety and security, including costs associated
with:
  (1)  securing school facilities, including:
       (A)  improvements to school infrastructure;
       (B)  the use or installation of physical barriers;
       and
       (C)  the purchase and maintenance of:
            (i)  security cameras or other security
                 equipment; and
            (ii) technology, including communications
                 systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
                 sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
                 an emergency...