TITLE: Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.

SUMMARY: Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 37.0811(a), Education Code, is amended 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 one or more school marshals for each campus [not more than the greater of: [(1) one school marshal per 200 students in average daily attendance per campus; or [(2) for each campus, one school marshal per building of the campus at which students regularly receive classroom instruction].SECTION 2. Section 37.0813(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The governing body of a private school may appoint one or more school marshals [not more than the greater of: [(1) one school marshal per 200 students enrolled in the school; or [(2) one school marshal per building of the school at which students regularly receive classroom instruction].SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.