87R11634 MCF-D By: Spiller H.B. No. 4363 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to local regulation of distance requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages near schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 38.007(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The board of trustees of a school district shall attempt to provide a safe alcohol-free environment to students coming to or going from school. The board of trustees may cooperate with local law enforcement officials and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in attempting to provide this environment and in enforcing Sections 101.75, 109.33, and 109.59, Alcoholic Beverage Code. Additionally, the board[, if a majority of the area of a district is located in a municipality with a population of 900,000 or more,] may petition the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located or the governing board of an incorporated city or town in which the district is located to adopt a 1,000-foot zone under Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.