89R23132 MEW-F     By: Patterson H.B. No. 353       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near   school or day-care center property.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 30.055 to read as follows:          Sec. 30.055.  TRESPASS ON OR NEAR SCHOOL OR DAY-CARE CENTER   PROPERTY. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Day-care center" has the meaning assigned by   Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.                (2)  "Public property" includes a street, highway,   alley, public park, or sidewalk.                (3)  "School" means a private or public elementary or   secondary school.                (4)  "School or day-care center property" means:                      (A)  all land and buildings owned or leased by a   school or day-care center; and                      (B)  any grounds or buildings on which an activity   sponsored by the school or day-care center is being conducted.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person:                (1)  enters or remains on:                      (A)  school or day-care center property; or                      (B)  public property located within 250 feet of   school or day-care center property;                (2)  does not have:                      (A)  a reason or relationship for entering or   remaining on the property that involves custody of or   responsibility for a student enrolled at the school or day-care   center; or                      (B)  written permission from an authorized   representative of the school or day-care center;                (3)  receives a reasonable request to depart by an   administrator, educator, or security personnel officer employed by   the school or day-care center; and                (4)  fails to depart.          (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (d)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section   also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the   actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.