TITLE: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

SUMMARY: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

FULL TEXT:
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 500 feet of school or day-care center property; (2) while in the location described by Subdivision (1): (A) poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; (B) causes a disruption to the school or day-care center learning environment; or (C) on more than one occasion and pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct, behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school or day-care center setting; and (3) receives a request to depart by an administrator, educator, or security personnel officer employed by the school or day-care center and 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.