Tex. Educ. Code § 37.114 · Subchapter D. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
BEST PRACTICES FOR EMERGENCY SCHOOL DRILLS AND EXERCISES; MANDATORY SCHOOL DRILLS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The commissioner, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center and the state fire marshal, shall adopt rules:
(1) providing best practices for conducting emergency school drills and exercises, including definitions for relevant terms; and
(2) designating the number and type of mandatory school drills to be conducted each semester of the school year, not to exceed a total of eight drills.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 13, eff. June 6, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 168), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2021.
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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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Educ. Code § 37.114. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 12.104APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.Printed as Sections 37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085, 37.1086, 37.1087, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207, and 37.2071
- Tex. Educ. Code § 37.108MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN; SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT.Printed as Section 37.114
- Tex. Educ. Code § 37.1086RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL DRILL ACCOMMODATIONS AND MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN PROVISIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR IMPAIRMENTS.Printed as Section 37.114
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