89R12231 GP-F     By: Cunningham H.B. No. 5110       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to safety standards for public school instructional   facility doors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.1191 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.1191.  SAFETY STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY   DOORS. (a)  The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a   policy requiring each door of an instructional facility through   which a person may enter a classroom to:                (1)  remain locked for any period during which a   student is present in the classroom; and                (2)  be equipped with a locking mechanism that allows   for free and immediate egress without requiring an unlocking   action.          (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), if a door described   by Subsection (a) requires an unlocking action for egress, the door   may not be locked while a student is present in the classroom.          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), any exterior door to an   instructional facility, including a portable building, must remain   closed and locked at all times.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.