89R9770 JDK-D     By: King S.B. No. 2392       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses   occurring on public or private school property or at   school-sponsored or school-related activities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.015, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  The principal of a public or private primary or   secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under   Subsection (d), shall notify any school district police department   and the police department of the municipality in which the school is   located or, if the school is not in a municipality, the sheriff of   the county in which the school is located if the principal has   reasonable grounds to believe that any of the following activities   occur in school, on school property, or at a school-sponsored or   school-related activity on or off school property, whether or not   the activity is investigated by school security officers:                (1)  conduct that may constitute an offense listed   under Section 508.149, Government Code;                (2)  deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;                (3)  a terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal   Code;                (4)  the use, sale, or possession of a controlled   substance, drug paraphernalia, or marihuana under Chapter 481,   Health and Safety Code;                (5)  the possession of any of the weapons or devices   listed under Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16), Penal   Code;                (6)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense   under Section 71.02, Penal Code; [or]                (7)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense for   which a student may be expelled under Section 37.007(a), (d), or   (e);                (8)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense   under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 21.16, 21.165,   21.18, 21.19, 22.011, 22.021, 43.23, 43.24, 43.25, 43.26, or   43.262, Penal Code; or                (9)  conduct that may constitute a felony of the first   degree under Section 22.04, Penal Code.          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), a [A]   notification is not required under Subsection (a) if the person   reasonably believes that the activity does not constitute a   criminal offense.          (c-1)  As soon as practicable but not later than 72 hours   after becoming aware of conduct described by Subsection (a)(8) or   (9), the principal of a public or private primary or secondary   school shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a).          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.     Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For the   purposes of this section, conduct occurs before the effective date   of this Act if any element of the conduct occurred before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.