88R29639 ANG-D
 
  By: Nichols, et al. S.B. No. 11
 
  (King of Hemphill)
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 11:  No.
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public
schools, including measures related to the health and safety of
public school students and active shooter training for certain
peace officers.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 7.028(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
       (a)  Except as provided by Section 21.006(k), 22.093(l),
22.096, 28.006, 29.001(5), 29.010(a), 33.006(h), 37.1083, 38.003,
or 39.003, the agency may monitor compliance with requirements
applicable to a process or program provided by a school district,
campus, program, or school granted charters under Chapter 12,
including the process described by Subchapter F, Chapter 11, or a
program described by Subchapter B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Chapter 29,
or Subchapter A, Chapter 37, only as necessary to ensure:
             (1)  compliance with federal law and regulations;
             (2)  financial accountability, including compliance
with grant requirements;
             (3)  data integrity for purposes of:
                   (A)  the Public Education Information Management
System (PEIMS); and
                   (B)  accountability under Chapters 39 and 39A; and
             (4)  qualification for funding under Chapter 48.
       SECTION 2.  Sections 7.061(b) and (c), Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
       (b)  The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules as necessary
to ensure that facilities [building] standards for instructional
facilities and other school district and open-enrollment charter
school facilities, including construction quality, performance,
operational, and other standards related to the safety and security
of school facilities, provide a secure and safe environment.  In
adopting or amending rules under this section, the commissioner
shall include the use of best practices for:
             (1)  the design and construction of new facilities; and
             (2)  the improvement, renovation, and retrofitting of
existing facilities.
       (c)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,
the commissioner shall review all rules adopted or amended under
this section and amend the rules as necessary to ensure that
facilities [building] standards for school district and
open-enrollment charter school facilities continue to provide a
secure and safe environment. In reviewing and amending the rules,
the commissioner shall:
             (1)  in consultation with the Texas School Safety
Center, identify and adopt any changes recommended under Section
37.221; and
             (2)  require that new and, to the extent feasible,
existing school facilities meet or exceed the standards established
by rule under this section and described by Section 37.351.
       SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 8, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 8.064 to read as follows:
       Sec. 8.064.  SCHOOL SAFETY SUPPORT. A regional education
service center shall act as a school safety resource, using
materials and resources developed by the Texas School Safety Center
or the agency in accordance with Chapter 37, for school districts
and open-enrollment charter schools in the region served by the
center.  The center may assist a school district or open-enrollment
charter school directly or in collaboration with the Texas School
Safety Center and local law enforcement agencies, as applicable:
             (1)  in developing and implementing a multihazard
emergency operations plan under Section 37.108;
             (2)  in establishing a school safety and security
committee under Section 37.109;
             (3)  in conducting emergency school drills and
exercises;
             (4)  in addressing deficiencies in campus security
identified by an on-site audit conducted by the agency under
Section 37.1083; and
             (5)  by providing guidance on any other matter relating

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Education Code 7.028, Education Code 25.002, Education Code 25.036, Education Code 25.095, Education Code 65.003, Education Code 37.2071, Education Code 37.2091, Education Code 48.115, Family Code 65.003 (Family Code 65, Education Code 65, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 25, Education Code 48)
Senate Committee Report: Education Code 7.028, Education Code 25.002, Education Code 25.036, Education Code 25.095, Education Code 65.003, Education Code 37.1081, Education Code 37.2071, Education Code 37.2091, Education Code 48.115, Family Code 65.003, Occupations Code 1701.253, Subchapter F, Chapter , Occupations Code 37.0812 (Family Code 65, Education Code 65, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 25, Subchapter F, Chapter , Occupations Code 37, Education Code 48, Occupations Code 1701)
Engrossed: Education Code 7.028, Education Code 25.002, Education Code 25.036, Education Code 25.095, Education Code 65.003, Education Code 37.1081, Education Code 37.2071, Education Code 37.2091, Education Code 48.115, Family Code 65.003, Occupations Code 1701.253, Subchapter F, Chapter , Occupations Code 37.0812 (Family Code 65, Education Code 65, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 25, Subchapter F, Chapter , Occupations Code 37, Education Code 48, Occupations Code 1701)
House Committee Report: Education Code 7.028, Education Code 7.061, Education Code 11.201, Education Code 25.002, Education Code 25.036, Education Code 29.202, Education Code 37.081, Education Code 37.0812, Education Code 37.108, Education Code 37.1081, Education Code 37.1082, Education Code 37.115, Education Code 37.2071, Education Code 37.2091, Education Code 38.022, Education Code 38.351, Education Code 48.115, Occupations Code 1701.253, Subchapter F, Chapter , Occupations Code 37.0812 (Family Code 65, Education Code 11, Education Code 65, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 29, Education Code 38