87R657 GCB-D     By: Lucio S.B. No. 892       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a school district or open-enrollment charter school   adopting a policy allowing a school employee to carry or possess a   handgun on school property or at a school event.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  The board of trustees of a school district or the   governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint   school marshals under this section only if a school marshal policy   is adopted by the board or governing body by a record vote taken at a   public meeting. Before adopting the school marshal policy, the   board or governing body must provide a reasonable period for public   comment regarding the policy.          (a-1)  The board of trustees of a school district or the   governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint,   under the policy adopted under Subsection (a), one or more school   marshals for each campus.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.0816 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.0816.  POLICY AUTHORIZING PERSON TO CARRY OR POSSESS   HANDGUN. The board of trustees of a school district or the   governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may not   authorize a person to carry or possess a handgun for which the   person is licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government   Code, on the physical premises of a campus or school, any grounds or   building on which an activity sponsored by a school or campus is   being conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school   or campus, unless, by a record vote taken at a public meeting, the   board or governing body adopts a policy allowing a person to carry   or possess a handgun in accordance with Section 46.03(a)(1), Penal   Code. A public meeting held to adopt a policy described by this   section must provide for a reasonable period for public comment   regarding the policy.          SECTION 3.  Not later than September 1, 2022, each board of   trustees of a school district and each governing body of an   open-enrollment charter school that, before the effective date of   this Act, has appointed a school marshal under Section 37.0811,   Education Code, or has otherwise authorized any person to carry or   possess a handgun in the manner described by Section 37.0816,   Education Code, as added by this Act, shall hold a public meeting   and allow for public comment on the appointment of school marshals   or authorization to carry or possess a handgun, as applicable.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.