89R1113 JCG-D     By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1064       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision of private security services at a public   primary or secondary school; requiring an occupational license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.081(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The board of trustees of any school district may:                (1)  employ or contract with security personnel;                (2)  enter into a memorandum of understanding with a   local law enforcement agency or a county or municipality that is the   employing political subdivision of commissioned peace officers for   the provision of school resource officers;                (3)  for the purposes of providing security personnel,   contract with a security services contractor licensed under Chapter   1702, Occupations Code, for the provision of a school security   officer licensed under Subchapter I-1, Chapter 1702, Occupations   Code [commissioned security officer, as defined by Section   1702.002, Occupations Code, who has completed the Level II or III   training course required by the Department of Public Safety]; and                (4)  commission peace officers to carry out this   subchapter.          SECTION 2.  Section 37.0814(d), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (d)  The board of trustees of a school district that claims a   good cause exception under Subsection (c) must develop an   alternative standard with which the district is able to comply,   which may include providing a person to act as a security officer   who is:                (1)  a school security officer licensed under   Subchapter I-1, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;                (2)  a school marshal; or                (3) [(2)]  a school district employee [or a person with   whom the district contracts] who:                      (A)  has completed school safety training   provided by a qualified handgun instructor certified in school   safety under Section 411.1901, Government Code; and                      (B)  carries a handgun on school premises in   accordance with written regulations or written authorization of the   district under Section 46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 96, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 96.42 to read as follows:          Sec. 96.42.  CERTAIN REQUIRED TRAINING PROVIDED BY ADVANCED   LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING CENTER.  The Advanced Law   Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State   University--San Marcos shall permit a person who applies for a   school security officer license under Section 1702.213,   Occupations Code, to enroll in the Solo Officer Rapid Deployment   and the Level I training courses offered by the center, or in a   substantially similar course offered by the center, in the same   manner as the center permits a peace officer to enroll in the   course.          SECTION 4.  Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter I-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER I-1. SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER          Sec. 1702.211.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE REQUIRED.   An individual may not act as a school security officer unless the   individual holds a school security officer license.          Sec. 1702.212.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER. An individual acts   as a school security officer if the individual is employed by or   contracted through a company licensed under this chapter to provide   services described by Section 1702.202 or 1702.222 on the premises   of a public primary or secondary school.          Sec. 1702.213.  APPLICATION; LICENSE QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)     An applicant for a school security officer license must submit a   written application on a form prescribed by the commission.          (b)  An applicant for a school security officer license must   provide proof that the applicant:                (1)  has been issued a security officer commission or a   personal protection officer license;                (2)  is employed at the time of application by a   security services contractor licensed by the department; and                (3)  has completed:                      (A)  the training course described by Section   96.42, Education Code;                      (B)  the training required for a school district   peace officer or a school resource officer under Section 1701.263;   and                      (C)  the training described by Section 1702.214.          Sec. 1702.214.  SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING. The   commission shall establish the minimum curriculum requirements for   a school-based security response course and establish minimum   qualifications for instructors to provide the training.          Sec. 1702.215.  CONTINUING EDUCATION; RENEWAL.  The   commission shall establish minimum continuing education   requirements for a school security officer license. The   requirements must include the training content and frequency   required for a school district peace officer or school resource   officer under Section 37.0812(a), Education Code.          Sec. 1702.216.  ENROLLMENT IN TRAINING COURSE REQUIRED. The   provider of a training course required for the issuance or renewal   of a school security officer license shall permit a person to enroll   in the course if the person has applied for the issuance or renewal   of the license.          SECTION 5.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this   section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.          (b)  Section 1702.211, Occupations Code, as added by this   Act, takes effect September 1, 2026.