TxSSC
School Safety Law Toolkit
87th Session Updates (2021)
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HB 690: School Board Training
relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district
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HB 781: Public Junior College School Marshal Handgun Carry and Possession
relating to the carrying and possession of a handgun by a public junior college school marshal
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SB 741: School Marshal Handgun Carry and Storage
relating to the carrying or storage of a handgun by a school marshal
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SB 785: School Marshal License Expiration Date
relating to the expiration of a school marshal license issued or renewed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
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HB 1118: Cybersecurity Training
defining “local government”; relating to state agency and local government compliance with cybersecurity training requirements
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HB 1525: SHAC Meeting Requirements and School Safety Allotment
relating to the public school finance system and public education and school safety allotment
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HB 1788: Immunity from Liability for Damage by Security Personnel
relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel
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HB 2287: Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services
relating to data collection and receipt of certain reports by and consultation with the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services
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HB 3489: Digital Device Use Guidelines
relating to development of guidelines for the use of digital devices in public schools and a school district or open-enrollment charter school policy for the effective integration of those devices
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HB 3597: School Safety Language Clarifications and Updates
relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety in public schools
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HB 3607: Revision and Correction of Texas Education Codes
relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 86th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature
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SB 168: Emergency School Drills and Exercises
relating to emergency school drills and exercises conducted by public schools
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SB 1365: Open-Enrollment Charter School Texas Education Code Change
relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management
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SB 179: Public School Counselor Work Time Policy
relating to the use of public school counselors’ work time
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SB 279: Suicide Prevention Information on Student Identification Cards
relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education
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SB 338: Uniform General Conditions for Building Construction Contracts
relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction contracts entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions
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SB 530: Harassment Statute and Penalty Updates; Inclusion of Social Media and Website Posts
relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense
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SB 746: Parent Contact Information
relating to requiring the parent of a student enrolled in a school district to provide and update a parent’s contact information
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SB 1191: School Resource Officer Defined
relating to the definition of a school resource officer
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SB 1267: Continuing Education and Training Requirements for School District Personnel
relating to continuing education and training requirements for educators and other school district personnel
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SB 1371: Postsecondary Campus Peace Officer Reports and Pseudonyms
relating to the reporting of certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public or private institutions of higher education
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SB 1696: Cyber Attacks and Cybersecurity Reporting
relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occurring in schools in this state
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SB 2050: Bullying and Cyberbullying Policy and Procedures
relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools
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SB 2158: DNA Identification Kits
relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to provide identification kits to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for distribution to the parent or legal custodian of certain students
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SB 9: aka “Christine Blubaugh Act": Child Abuse, Family Violence, Dating Violence, and Sex Trafficking Curriculum and Policies
relating to public school instruction and materials regarding the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking and the adoption of public school policies to prevent dating violence
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SB 1831: aka “No Trafficking Zone Act”: Trafficking Signage
relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and to the dissemination of certain information, including the required posting of certain signs, regarding human trafficking; increasing criminal penalties; providing a civil penalty
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HB 1540: “Coercion” Defined, Solicitation of a Minor, Trafficking Signage
relating to regulation of certain facilities and establishments with respect to, civil remedies for certain criminal activities affecting, and certain criminal offenses involving health, safety, and welfare; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
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HB 1927: Criminal Trespass Signage, Places Weapons Are Prohibited
relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses.
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HB 2073: Paid Quarantine Leave Policy for Peace Officers
relating to quarantine leave for fire fighters, peace officers, detention officers, and emergency medical technicians employed by, appointed by, or elected for a political subdivision.
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SB 1359: Paid Mental Health Leave Policy for Peace Officers
relating to adoption by law enforcement agencies of a mental health leave policy for peace officers
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HB 3712: Training and Hiring Peace Officers
relating to the training and hiring of peace officers
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SB 69: Peace Officer Use of Force Limitations and Reporting
relating to the use of force by peace officers
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