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		By: Guillen
            H.B. No. 110
         
               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
            
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the school safety allotment under the public school 
         
            finance system; making an appropriation.
         
                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                   SECTION 1.  Section 37.0814, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            amending Subsection (b) to read as follows:
         
                   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 that 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; or
         
                         (4)  a canine unit as defined by Section 108.001, 
         
            Business and Commerce Code.
         
                   (c)  If the board of trustees of a school district is unable 
         
            to comply with this section, the board may claim a good cause 
         
            exception from the requirement to comply with this section if the 
         
            district's noncompliance is due to the availability of:
         
                         (1)  funding; or
         
                         (2)  personnel who qualify to serve as a security 
         
            officer described by Subsection (a).
         
                   (d)  The board of trustees of a school district that claims a 
         
            good cause exception under Subsection (c) must develop an 
         
            alternative standard with which the district is able to comply, 
         
            which may include providing a person to act as a security officer 
         
            who is:
         
                         (1)  a school marshal; or
         
                         (2)  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 school premises in 
         
            accordance with written regulations or written authorization of the 
         
            district under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code.
         
                   (e)  The board of trustees of a school district must develop 
         
            and maintain documentation of the district's implementation of and 
         
            compliance with this section, including documentation related to a 
         
            good cause exception claimed under Subsection (c), and shall, if 
         
            requested by the agency, provide that documentation to the agency 
         
            in the manner prescribed by the agency.
         
                   SECTION 2.  Section 48.115, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as 
         
            follows:
         
                   Sec. 48.115.  SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT.  (a)  Except as 
         
            provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), 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 [$10] 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)  $100,000 [$15,000] per campus.
         
                   (a-1)  A school district campus that provides only virtual 
         
            instruction or utilizes only facilities not subject to the 
         
            district's control is not included for purposes of determining a 
         
            school district's allotment under Subsection (a).
         
                   (a-2)  Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to be 
         
            eligible to receive an allotment under Subsection (a), a school 
         
            district must ensure that:
         
                         (1)  during regular school hours at least one security 
         
            officer armed with a firearm is present at each district campus.  
         
            For purposes of this subsection, a security officer must be:
         
                               (A)  a school district peace officer;
         
                               (B)  a school resource officer;
         
                               (C)  a commissioned peace officer employed as  
         
            security personnel under Section 37.081; or
         
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Education Code 37.0814, Education Code 48.115 (Education Code 37, Education Code 48)



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the school safety allotment under the public school
	finance system; making an appropriation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 37.0814, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (b) to read as follows:
	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 that 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; or
	(4) a canine unit as defined by Section 108.001,
	Business and Commerce Code.
	(c) If the board of trustees of a school district is unable
	to comply with this section, the board may claim a good cause
	exception from the requirement to comply with this section if the
	district's noncompliance is due to the availability of:
	(1) funding; or
	(2) personnel who qualify to serve as a security
	officer described by Subsection (a).
	(d) The board of trustees of a school district that claims a
	good cause exception under Subsection (c) must develop an
	alternative standard with which the district is able to comply,
	which may include providing a person to act as a security officer
	who is:
	(1) a school marshal; or
	(2) 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 school premises in
	accordance with written regulations or written authorization of the
	district under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code.
	(e) The board of trustees of a school district must develop
	and maintain documentation of the district's implementation of and
	compliance with this section, including documentation related to a
	good cause exception claimed under Subsection (c), and shall, if
	requested by the agency, provide that documentation to the agency
	in the manner prescribed by the agency.
	SECTION 2. Section 48.115, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 48.115. SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT. (a) Except as
	provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), 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 [~~$10~~] 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) $100,000 [~~$15,000~~] per campus.
	(a-1) A school district campus that provides only virtual
	instruction or utilizes only facilities not subject to the
	district's control is not included for purposes of determining a
	school district's allotment under Subsection (a).
	(a-2) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to be
	eligible to receive an allotment under Subsection (a), a school
	district must ensure that:
	(1) during regular school hours at least one security
	officer armed with a firearm is present at each district campus.
	For purposes of this subsection, a security officer must be:
	(A) a school district peace officer;
	(B) a school resource officer;
	(C) a commissioned peace officer employed as
	security personnel under Section 37.081; or
	Statutes affected: Introduced: Education Code 37.0814, Education Code 48.115 (Education Code 37, Education Code 48)