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TX Educ Code § 37.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.082. Possession of Paging Devices

Sec. 37.082.  POSSESSION OF PAGING DEVICES.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy prohibiting a student from possessing a paging device while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property.  The policy may establish disciplinary measures to be imposed for violation of the prohibition and may provide for confiscation of the paging device.(b)  The policy may provide for the district to:(1)  dispose of a confiscated paging device in any reasonable manner after having provided the student's parent and the company whose name and address or telephone number appear on the device 30 days' prior notice of its intent to dispose of that device.  The notice shall include the serial number of the device and may be made by telephone, telegraph, or in writing;  and(2)  charge the owner of the device or the student's parent an administrative fee not to exceed $15 before it releases the device.(c)  In this section, "paging device" means a telecommunications device that emits an audible signal, vibrates, displays a message, or otherwise summons or delivers a communication to the possessor.  The term does not include an amateur radio under the control of an operator who holds an amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 37.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.083. Discipline Management Programs; Sexual Harassment Policies

Sec. 37.083.  DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS;  SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES.  (a)  Each school district shall adopt and implement a discipline management program to be included in the district improvement plan under Section 11.252. The program must provide for prevention of and education concerning unwanted physical or verbal aggression and sexual harassment in school, on school grounds, and in school vehicles.(b)  Each school district may develop and implement a sexual harassment policy to be included in the district improvement plan under Section 11.252.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 920 (H.B. 283), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 776 (H.B. 1942), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.0831. Dating Violence Policies; Educational Materials and Resources

Sec. 37.0831.  DATING VIOLENCE POLICIES; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES.  (a)  Each school district shall adopt and implement a dating violence policy to be included in the district improvement plan under Section 11.252.(b)  A dating violence policy must:(1)  include:(A)  a definition of dating violence that includes the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a dating relationship, as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;(B)  a clear statement that dating violence is not tolerated at school; and(C)  reporting procedures and guidelines for students who are victims of dating violence, including a procedure for immediately notifying the parent or guardian of a student about a report received by the district identifying the student as an alleged victim or perpetrator of dating violence; and(2)  address safety planning, enforcement of protective orders, school-based alternatives to protective orders, training for teachers and administrators at each district campus that instructs students in grade six or higher, counseling for affected students, and awareness education for students and parents.(c)  To the extent possible, a school district shall make available to students:(1)  age-appropriate educational materials that include information on the dangers of dating violence; and(2)  resources to students seeking help.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 131 (H.B. 121), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 13 (S.B. 9), Sec. 3, eff. December 2, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 13 (S.B. 9), Sec. 4, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.084. Interagency Sharing of Records

Sec. 37.084.  INTERAGENCY SHARING OF RECORDS.  (a)  A school district superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall disclose information contained in a student's educational records to a juvenile service provider as required by Section 58.0051, Family Code.(b)  The commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement to share educational information for research and analytical purposes with the:(1)  Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and(2)  Texas Department of Criminal Justice.(c)  This section does not require or authorize release of student-level information except in conformity with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), as amended.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 653 (S.B. 1106), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.085. Arrests Prohibited for Certain Class C Misdemeanors

Sec. 37.085.  ARRESTS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN CLASS C MISDEMEANORS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a warrant may not be issued for the arrest of a person for a Class C misdemeanor under this code committed when the person was younger than 17 years of age.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.086. Required Posting of Warning Signs of Increased Trafficking Penalties

Sec. 37.086.  REQUIRED POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS OF INCREASED TRAFFICKING PENALTIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.(2)  "School" means a public or private primary or secondary school.(b)  Each school shall post warning signs of the increased penalties for trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02(b-1)(2), Penal Code, at the following locations:(1)  parallel to and along the exterior boundaries of the school's premises;(2)  at each roadway or other way of access to the premises;(3)  for premises not fenced, at least every five hundred feet along the exterior boundaries of the premises;(4)  at each entrance to the premises; and(5)  at conspicuous places reasonably likely to be viewed by all persons entering the premises.(c)  The agency, in consultation with the human trafficking prevention task force created under Section 402.035, Government Code, shall adopt rules regarding the placement, installation, design, size, wording, and maintenance procedures for the warning signs required under this section.  The rules must require that each warning sign:(1)  include a description of the provisions of Section 20A.02(b-1), Penal Code, including the penalties for violating that section;(2)  be written in English and Spanish; and(3)  be at least 8-1/2 by 11 inches in size.(d)  The agency shall provide each school without charge the number of warning signs required to comply with this section and rules adopted under this section.  If the agency is unable to provide each school with the number of signs necessary to comply with Subsection (b), the agency may:(1)  provide to a school fewer signs than the number necessary to comply with that section; and(2)  prioritize distribution of signs to schools based on reports of criminal activity in the areas near that school.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 1831), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.087. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 37.087.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Retired peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code.(2)  "Security personnel" includes:(A)  a school district peace officer;(B)  a school marshal;(C)  a school resource officer; and(D)  a retired peace officer who:(i)  has been hired by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school to provide security services; or(ii)  volunteers to provide security services to the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school.(b)  A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by security personnel to maintain the safety of the school campus, including action relating to possession or use of a firearm.(c)  A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability as provided by Subsection (b) for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school employee who has written permission from the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school or the private school to carry a firearm on campus.(d)  Any security personnel employed by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by the security personnel to maintain the safety of the school campus, including action relating to possession or use of a firearm.(e)  The statutory immunity provided by this section is in addition to and does not preempt the common law doctrine of official and governmental immunity.  To the extent that another statute provides greater immunity to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school than this section, that statute prevails.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.101. Applicability of Criminal Laws

Sec. 37.101.  APPLICABILITY OF CRIMINAL LAWS.  The criminal laws of the state apply in the areas under the control and jurisdiction of the board of trustees of any school district in this state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.102. Rules; Penalty

Sec. 37.102.  RULES;  PENALTY.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may adopt rules for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property and other rules it considers necessary to carry out this subchapter and the governance of the district, including rules providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property.  The board may adopt and charge a reasonable fee for parking and for providing traffic control.(b)  A law or ordinance regulating traffic on a public highway or street applies to the operation of a vehicle on school property, except as modified by this subchapter.(c)  A person who violates any rule adopted under this subchapter providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 278), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 37.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.103. Enforcement of Rules

Sec. 37.103.  ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district may authorize any officer commissioned by the board to enforce rules adopted by the board.  This subchapter is not intended to restrict the authority of each district to adopt and enforce appropriate rules for the orderly conduct of the district in carrying out its purposes and objectives or the right of separate jurisdiction relating to the conduct of its students and personnel.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.104. Courts Having Jurisdiction

Sec. 37.104.  COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION.  The judge of a municipal court of a municipality in which, or any justice of the peace of a county in which, property under the control and jurisdiction of a school district is located may hear and determine criminal cases involving violations of this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.105. Unauthorized Persons: Refusal of Entry, Ejection, Identification

Sec. 37.105.  UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS: REFUSAL OF ENTRY, EJECTION, IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  A school administrator, school resource officer, or school district peace officer of a school district may refuse to allow a person to enter on or may eject a person from property under the district's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and:(1)  the person poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or(2)  the person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting and:(A)  the administrator, resource officer, or peace officer issues a verbal warning to the person that the person's behavior is inappropriate and may result in the person's refusal of entry or ejection; and(B)  the person persists in that behavior.(b)  Identification may be required of any person on the property.(c)  Each school district shall maintain a record of each verbal warning issued under Subsection (a)(2)(A), including the name of the person to whom the warning was issued and the date of issuance.(d)  At the time a person is refused entry to or ejected from a school district's property under this section, the district shall provide to the person written information explaining the appeal process established under Subsection (h).(e)  If a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school district is refused entry to the district's property under this section, the district shall accommodate the parent or guardian to ensure that the parent or guardian may participate in the child's admission, review, and dismissal committee or in the child's team established under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), in accordance with federal law.(f)  The term of a person's refusal of entry to or ejection from a school district's property under this section may not exceed two years.(g)  A school district shall post on the district's Internet website and each district campus shall post on any Internet website of the campus a notice regarding the provisions of this section, including the appeal process established under Subsection (h).(h)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a process for a person to appeal to the board of trustees of the school district the decision under Subsection (a) to refuse the person's entry to or eject the person from the district's property.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (S.B. 1553), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 37.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.106. Vehicle Identification Insignia

Sec. 37.106.  VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION INSIGNIA.  The board of trustees of a school district may provide for the issuance and use of suitable vehicle identification insignia.  The board may bar or suspend a person from driving or parking a vehicle on any school property as a result of the person's violation of any rule adopted by the board or of this subchapter.  Reinstatement of the privileges may be permitted and a reasonable fee assessed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.107. Trespass on School Grounds

Sec. 37.107.  TRESPASS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.  An unauthorized person who trespasses on the grounds of any school district of this state commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.1081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.1081. Public Hearing on Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Noncompliance

Sec. 37.1081.  PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  If the board of trustees of a school district receives notice of noncompliance under Section 37.207(e) or 37.2071(g), the board shall hold a public hearing to notify the public of:(1)  the district's failure to:(A)  submit or correct deficiencies in a multihazard emergency operations plan; or(B)  report the results of a safety and security audit to the Texas School Safety Center as required by law;(2)  the dates during which the district has not been in compliance; and(3)  the names of each member of the board of trustees and the superintendent serving in that capacity during the dates the district was not in compliance.(b)  The school district shall provide the information required under Subsection (a)(3) in writing to each person in attendance at the hearing.(c)  The board shall give members of the public a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on the issue of the district's failure to submit or correct deficiencies in a multihazard emergency operations plan or report the results of a safety and security audit during a hearing held under this section.(d)  A school district required to hold a public hearing under Subsection (a) shall provide written confirmation to the Texas School Safety Center that the district held the hearing.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 11, eff. June 6, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.1082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.1082. Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Noncompliance; Appointment of Conservator or Board of Managers

Sec. 37.1082.  MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE; APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  If the agency receives notice from the Texas School Safety Center of a school district's failure to submit a multihazard emergency operations plan, the commissioner may appoint a conservator for the district under Chapter 39A.  The conservator may order the district to adopt, implement, and submit a multihazard emergency operations plan.(b)  If a district fails to comply with a conservator's order to adopt, implement, and submit a multihazard emergency operations plan within the time frame imposed by the commissioner, the commissioner may appoint a board of managers under Chapter 39A to oversee the operations of the district.(c)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 11, eff. June 6, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.110. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones

Sec. 37.110.  INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES.  The superintendent of each public school district and the administrator of each private elementary or secondary school located in the public school district shall ensure that the student handbook for each campus in the public school district includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized criminal activity within those zones.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 37.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.113. Notification Regarding Bomb Threat or Terroristic Threat

Sec. 37.113.  NOTIFICATION REGARDING BOMB THREAT OR TERRORISTIC THREAT.  A school district that receives a bomb threat or terroristic threat relating to a campus or other district facility at which students are present shall provide notification of the threat as soon as possible to the parent or guardian of or other person standing in parental relation to each student who is assigned to the campus or who regularly uses the facility, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 13, eff. June 6, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds|Section 37.114. Best Practices for Emergency School Drills and Exercises; Mandatory School Drills

Sec. 37.114.  BEST PRACTICES FOR EMERGENCY SCHOOL DRILLS AND EXERCISES; MANDATORY SCHOOL DRILLS.  The commissioner, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center and the state fire marshal, shall adopt rules:(1)  providing best practices for conducting emergency school drills and exercises, including definitions for relevant terms; and(2)  designating the number and type of mandatory school drills to be conducted each semester of the school year, not to exceed a total of eight drills.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 13, eff. June 6, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 168), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2021.|