88R14463 AMF-F     By: Raymond H.B. No. 4582       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist certain   public schools in providing salaries to school security personnel.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.0814.  SCHOOL SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The   agency shall establish and administer a grant program to assist an   eligible school district or open-enrollment charter school in   providing salaries to peace officers, school resource officers, or   other security personnel performing law enforcement duties for the   district or school.          (b)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may   be eligible for a grant under this section only if the district or   school employs a total of 10 or fewer security personnel.          (c)  The agency shall adopt rules as necessary to administer   this section, including rules that establish:                (1)  additional eligibility criteria for grant   applicants;                (2)  grant application procedures;                (3)  guidelines relating to grant amounts;                (4)  procedures for evaluating grant applications; and                (5)  procedures for monitoring the use of a grant   awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any   conditions of a grant.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.