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House Bill 3623
Effective Date: Immediately
A public or private primary or secondary school may enter into a memorandum of understanding with another public or private primary or secondary school under which a school marshal appointed to a campus of the school may temporarily act as a school marshal at a campus of the other school for the duration of an event occurring at the campus of the other school at which both schools are participating.
The MOU must comply with the requirements for written regulations under Texas Education Code 37.0811 and 37.0813, as applicable, and may be used to satisfy the requirement for written regulations or written authorization under Penal Code 46.03(a)(1) to allow that school marshal to carry a firearm on the premises of the public or private primary or secondary school at which the event occurs.