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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school |
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crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses |
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located in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 542.203, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A local authority's standards, policies, orders, |
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ordinances, regulations, or other measures that designate a school |
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crossing zone or school crosswalk must include a high school campus |
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that is located in a municipality with a population of two million |
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or more. |
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(e) On request of an administrator of a high school campus |
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described by Subsection (d), a local authority shall determine the |
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components, including any engineering report, necessary to |
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designate a school crossing zone or school crosswalk at the campus |
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and shall make the designation. This subsection does not apply to a |
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high school campus undergoing major expansion or new construction |
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that requires the preparation of a traffic impact analysis as part |
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of the permitting process. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2023, a local |
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authority described by Section 542.203(d), Transportation Code, as |
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added by this Act, shall: |
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(1) update all applicable school zone standards, |
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policies, orders, ordinances, and regulations to comply with that |
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section; and |
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(2) post the updates described by Subdivision (1) of |
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this section on a publicly accessible Internet website with clear |
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instructions describing the process by which a designation request |
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may be made under Section 542.203(e), Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1263 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 7, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1263 on May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 4, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1263 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |