By: Lozano H.B. No. 2069       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to minimum standards for entry safety point protocols and   infrastructure for school districts and charter schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.2072 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.2072.  MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY POINT   PROTOCOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The center shall develop   minimum standards for reducing and securing school entry points in   order to ensure that the security standards for instructional   facilities and other school district and charter school facilities   provide for a safe environment.          (b)  The minimum standards for reducing entry points   developed pursuant to Subsection (a) shall include:                (1)  determining the minimum number of open entry   points required to allow for efficient ingress of students and   faculty for the start of a school day and limiting the number of   open entry points to that minimum;                (2)  further reducing the total number of open entry   points to the greatest extent possible once the initial entry of   students and faculty for the start of a school day has been   completed;                (3)  securing all other points of access so as to not   allow entry while still allowing students and faculty to exit in the   event of an emergency; and                (4)  remotely monitoring other points of access by use   of access controls, camera systems, or other devices determined by   the school district or charter school to be effective and feasible.          (c)  The minimum standards for securing entry points   developed pursuant to Subsection (a) shall be divided into four   levels based upon the specific needs and available resources of a   school district or charter school. The levels shall be delineated   as follows:                (1)  Level One shall provide for visual surveillance of   the entry point by school security personnel or school staff to   monitor for unusual behavior while applying questioning,   individual searches, and bag checks when deemed warranted;                (2)  Level Two shall include all of the practices   described in Level One, as well as performing random checks of   entrants by school security personnel or school staff utilizing   handheld metal detectors;                (3)  Level Three shall include establishing security   screening during which entrants and their belongings would be   randomly screened by walk through metal detectors, as well as   applying all of the practices described in Level One and using   handheld metal detectors for secondary screening; and                (4)  Level Four shall entail comprehensive security   screening of all entrants and their belongings, including applying   all of the practices described in Level One; screening all entrants   through the use of walk through metal detectors; using handheld   metal detectors for secondary screening; conducting bag checks in   only those instances in which the alarm in the walk through metal   detector sounds; and instructing entrants to use low metal content   backpacks and school supplies to mitigate the alarms and maintain   efficient ingress.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.