TxSSC
School Safety Law Toolkit
88th Legislative Session Updates (2023)
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SB 30: School Safety Funding: TEA
Relating to educational appropriations for school safety funding.
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SB 37: Hazing
Relating to the criminal offense of hazing.
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SB 133: Prohibits Restraining or Using Chemical Irritant Spray on Students Enrolled in Fifth Grade or Below
Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants or Tasers on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.
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SB 294: Medication for Respiratory Distress
Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors and medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses.
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SB 629: Opioid Antagonists
Relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses.
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SB 763: School Chaplains; School Safety Allotment
Relating to allowing public schools to employ, or accept as volunteers, chaplains.
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SB 838: Silent Panic Alert Technology
Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing silent panic alert technology in classrooms.
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SB 999: Active Shooter Training Providers
Relating to the requirement that providers of active shooter training at public schools and institutions of higher education obtain a certificate issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
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SB 1720: Threat Assessment Teams: Confidentiality of Employee Reporting
Relating to the confidentiality of the identity of a public school employee who reports a potential threat to the school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.
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SB 2069: Human Trafficking: Posting of Signs
Relating to the required posting of signs regarding human trafficking penalties by certain schools.
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HB 3: School Safety
Relating to multiple security requirements and provisions of safety-related resources.
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HB 18: The Use and Transfer of Electronic Devices to Students, and the Protection of Minors While Using Digital Services and Electronic Devices
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
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HB 114: E-cigarettes and Marihuana
Relating to the possession, use, or delivery of marihuana or e-cigarettes on or near public school property or at certain school events.
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HB 473: Threat Assessment Teams: Parental Notification
Relating to parental rights regarding a threat assessment of a student conducted by a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.
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HB 915: Workplace Violence or Suspicious Activity, Posted Notice
Relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity.
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HB 1002: Concussion Oversight Team
Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
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HB 1133: School Security Volunteers
Relating to an exemption from the application of the Private Security Act for volunteer security services provided at certain places or events.
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HB 1263: School Crossing Zones and Crosswalks
Relating to the ability of a local authority to designate school crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses located in certain municipalities.
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HB 1760: Weapons, Prosecuting the Possession of
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
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HB 1905: School Safety Training Courses Provided to Child Care and Out of School Time Care Providers
Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.
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HB 2059: Mental Health First Aid Training
Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.
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HB 2484: Safety of Referee, Judge, or Other Official
Relating to the safety of a referee, judge, or other official at certain public school extracurricular activities and competitions and prohibiting certain conduct by a spectator related to those officials' safety.
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HB 2929: Continuing Education for Teachers and Counselors
Relating to continuing education and training requirements for public school counselors and classroom teachers.
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HB 3623: School Marshals
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between public or private primary or secondary schools authorizing a school marshal of one school to act as a school marshal at the other school during an event at which both schools participate.
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HB 3908: Local School Health Advisory Council; Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week; and Fentanyl Abuse Prevention and Drug Poisoning Awareness Education
Relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.
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HB 4375: Automated External Defibrillator Training
Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.