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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training of certain qualified handgun instructors |
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to conduct school safety training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1901 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1901 SCHOOL SAFETY CERTIFICATION. (a) The |
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department shall establish and maintain a school safety |
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certification for qualified handgun instructors. The |
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certification shall be used to instruct a person who holds a |
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concealed handgun license and who is an employee of a school |
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district or an open-enrollment charter school in the following: |
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(1) Best practices in the protection of students; |
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(2) How to interact with the first responders on their |
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arrival; |
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(3) Tactics to deny an intruder entry into a classroom |
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or school facility; and |
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(4) Accuracy with handgun under duress. |
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(b) Upon certification, a qualified handgun instructor may |
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conduct school safety training for applicants who hold a concealed |
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handgun license. |
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(c) The certification course must include not less than 15 |
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or more than 20 hours of instruction. |
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(d) The department may adopt rules to administer this |
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section, including the establishment of a fee sufficient to cover |
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the costs of operation. |
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(e) The department may create rules to administer this |
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section, including the establishment of a fee sufficient to cover |
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the costs of operating this certification. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |