Tex. Educ. Code § 37.0812 · Subchapter C. LAW AND ORDER
TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A school district peace officer or school resource officer shall complete an active shooter response training program approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at least once in each four-year period.
(b) A school district that commissions a school district peace officer or at which a school resource officer provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer to complete the education and training program required by Section 1701.263, Occupations Code.
(c) A school district may not contract for the provision of active shooter response training under this section unless the training provider is certified under Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code, to provide the training.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 2684), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 9, eff. June 6, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1108 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 999), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm
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Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.2515CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.Printed as Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.263EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.Printed as Section 1701.263, Occupations Code
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