89R1113 JCG-D
	By: Dorazio	H.B. No. 1064

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the provision of private security services at a public
	primary or secondary school; requiring an occupational license.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 37.081(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  The board of trustees of any school district may:
	(1)  employ or contract with security personnel;
	(2)  enter into a memorandum of understanding with a
	local law enforcement agency or a county or municipality that is the
	employing political subdivision of commissioned peace officers for
	the provision of school resource officers;
	(3)  for the purposes of providing security personnel,
	contract with a security services contractor licensed under Chapter
	1702, Occupations Code, for the provision of a school security
	officer licensed under Subchapter I-1, Chapter 1702, Occupations
	Code [commissioned security officer, as defined by Section
	1702.002, Occupations Code, who has completed the Level II or III
	training course required by the Department of Public Safety]; and
	(4)  commission peace officers to carry out this
	subchapter.
	SECTION 2.  Section 37.0814(d), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(d)  The board of trustees of a school district that claims a
	good cause exception under Subsection (c) must develop an
	alternative standard with which the district is able to comply,
	which may include providing a person to act as a security officer
	who is:
	(1)  a school security officer licensed under
	Subchapter I-1, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;
	(2)  a school marshal; or
	(3) [(2)]  a school district employee [or a person with
	whom the district contracts] who:
	(A)  has completed school safety training
	provided by a qualified handgun instructor certified in school
	safety under Section 411.1901, Government Code; and
	(B)  carries a handgun on school premises in
	accordance with written regulations or written authorization of the
	district under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code.
	SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 96, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 96.42 to read as follows:
	Sec. 96.42.  CERTAIN REQUIRED TRAINING PROVIDED BY ADVANCED
	LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING CENTER.  The Advanced Law
	Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State
	University--San Marcos shall permit a person who applies for a
	school security officer license under Section 1702.213,
	Occupations Code, to enroll in the Solo Officer Rapid Deployment
	and the Level I training courses offered by the center, or in a
	substantially similar course offered by the center, in the same
	manner as the center permits a peace officer to enroll in the
	course.
	SECTION 4.  Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter I-1 to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER I-1. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER
	Sec. 1702.211.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE REQUIRED.
	An individual may not act as a school security officer unless the
	individual holds a school security officer license.
	Sec. 1702.212.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER. An individual acts
	as a school security officer if the individual is employed by or
	contracted through a company licensed under this chapter to provide
	services described by Section 1702.202 or 1702.222 on the premises
	of a public primary or secondary school.
	Sec. 1702.213.  APPLICATION; LICENSE QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)
	An applicant for a school security officer license must submit a
	written application on a form prescribed by the commission.
	(b)  An applicant for a school security officer license must
	provide proof that the applicant:
	(1)  has been issued a security officer commission or a
	personal protection officer license;
	(2)  is employed at the time of application by a
	security services contractor licensed by the department; and
	(3)  has completed:
	(A)  the training course described by Section
	96.42, Education Code;
	(B)  the training required for a school district
	peace officer or a school resource officer under Section 1701.263;
	and
	(C)  the training described by Section 1702.214.
	Sec. 1702.214.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING. The
	commission shall establish the minimum curriculum requirements for
	a school-based security response course and establish minimum
	qualifications for instructors to provide the training.
	Sec. 1702.215.  CONTINUING EDUCATION; RENEWAL.  The
	commission shall establish minimum continuing education
	requirements for a school security officer license. The
	requirements must include the training content and frequency
	required for a school district peace officer or school resource
	officer under Section 37.0812(a), Education Code.
	Sec. 1702.216.  ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING COURSE REQUIRED. The
	provider of a training course required for the issuance or renewal
	of a school security officer license shall permit a person to enroll
	in the course if the person has applied for the issuance or renewal
	of the license.
	SECTION 5.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
	section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
	(b)  Section 1702.211, Occupations Code, as added by this
	Act, takes effect September 1, 2026.