By: King of Hemphill	H.B. No. 13

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety
	and school safety emergencies.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 22.904 to read as follows:
	Sec. 22.904.  MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING. (a)  A
	school district shall require each district employee who regularly
	interacts with students enrolled at the district to complete an
	evidence-based mental health first aid training program designed to
	provide instruction to participants regarding the recognition and
	support of children and youth who experience a mental health or
	substance use issue that may pose a threat to school safety.
	(b)  The agency shall provide an allotment to each school
	district equal to the amount district employees spent on travel and
	training fees in accordance with commissioner rule to comply with
	this section. An allotment provided to a district under this
	section must be used to reimburse the employee for the cost of
	travel and training fees.
	(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this
	section, including rules specifying the training fees and travel
	expenses subject to reimbursement under Subsection (b).
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 37.08121 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.08121.  SCHOOL GUARDIAN TRAINING AND STIPEND. (a)
	In this section, "school guardian" means a school employee who,
	pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of a
	school district or open-enrollment charter school under Section
	46.03(a)(1)(A), Penal Code, is authorized to carry or possess a
	specified weapon for the purpose of providing safety and security
	on the physical premises of a school, any grounds or building on
	which an activity sponsored by a school is being conducted, or a
	passenger transportation vehicle of a school.
	(b)  The written regulation or authorization of a school
	district or open-enrollment charter school that authorizes the
	presence of a school guardian must require the guardian to complete
	a school guardian training program approved by the agency under
	this section before being permitted to carry or possess a weapon on
	the physical premises of the school for the purposes of providing
	safety and security.
	(c)  The agency may only approve a school guardian training
	program if the program:
	(1)  requires completion of all training required for a
	school marshal, including the training program provided under
	Section 1701.260, Occupations Code; and
	(2)  includes instruction in mental health first aid
	and trauma-informed care.
	(d)  From funds appropriated or otherwise available for the
	purpose, a school employee employed by a school district or
	open-enrollment charter school is entitled to a stipend in an
	amount determined by the commissioner of not more than $25,000 per
	school year that the employee serves as a school guardian after
	completing the training program required by this section. A stipend
	received under this subsection is not considered in determining
	whether a school district is paying the employee the minimum
	monthly salary under Section 21.402 or other section of this code.
	(e)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to
	implement this section.
	SECTION 3.  Section 37.115(c), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c)  The board of trustees of each school district shall
	establish a threat assessment and safe and supportive school team
	to serve at each campus of the district and shall adopt policies and
	procedures for the teams. The team is responsible for developing
	and implementing the safe and supportive school program under
	Subsection (b) at the district campus served by the team. The
	policies and procedures adopted under this section must:
	(1)  be consistent with the model policies and
	procedures developed by the Texas School Safety Center;
	(2)  require each team to complete training provided by
	the Texas School Safety Center or a regional education service
	center regarding evidence-based threat assessment programs; [and]
	(3)  require each team established under this section
	to report the information required under Subsection (k) regarding
	the team's activities to the agency; and
	(4)  require each district campus to establish a clear
	procedure for a student to report concerning behavior exhibited by
	another student for assessment by the team or other appropriate
	school employee.
	SECTION 4.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 37.116 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.116.  ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND
	PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAM. (a)  Each school district and
	open-enrollment charter school shall annually adopt and implement
	an active shooter preparedness plan for use in the district's or
	school's facilities and submit the plan to the agency.
	(b)  The agency, in consultation with the Texas School Safety
	Center, shall establish the minimum requirements for an active
	shooter preparedness plan and provide a rubric for use by school
	districts and open-enrollment charter schools in adopting and
	implementing the plan.  The requirements for an active shooter
	preparedness plan must include requiring the district or school to:
	(1)  provide to the agency and each law enforcement
	agency with jurisdiction in the district or geographic area served
	by the school an accurate map of each district or school campus that
	is oriented to true north;
	(2)  provide each law enforcement agency with
	jurisdiction in the district or geographic area served by the
	school the opportunity to conduct a walk-through of each district
	or school facility; and
	(3)  identify and submit the district's or school's
	estimated costs, if any, to enhance the infrastructure on each
	district or school campus to meet safety standards established by
	the agency.
	(c)  With funds appropriated or otherwise available for the
	purpose, the agency shall establish a grant program to assist
	school districts and open-enrollment charter schools with any cost
	identified by the district or school under Subsection (b)(3).
	(d)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this
	section.
	SECTION 5.  Section 48.115, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
	read as follows:
	(a)  A [From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
	commissioner shall provide to a] school district is entitled to an
	annual allotment of $100 [in the amount provided by appropriation]
	for each student in average daily attendance.
	(b)  Funds allocated under this section must be used to
	improve school safety and security [, including costs associated
	with:
	[(1)  securing school facilities, including:
	[(A)  improvements to school infrastructure;
	[(B)  the use or installation of physical
	barriers; and
	[(C)  the purchase and maintenance of:
	[(i)  security cameras or other security
	equipment; and
	[(ii)  technology, including communications
	systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
	sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
	an emergency;
	[(2)  providing security for the district, including:
	[(A)  employing school district peace officers,
	private security officers, and school marshals; and
	[(B)  collaborating with local law enforcement
	agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
	the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
	district;
	[(3)  school safety and security training and planning,
	including:
	[(A)  active shooter and emergency response
	training;
	[(B)  prevention and treatment programs relating
	to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
	[(C)  the prevention, identification, and
	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
	effective prevention practices and including:
	[(i)  providing licensed counselors, social
	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
	restorative justice practices;
	[(ii)  providing mental health personnel and
	support;
	[(iii)  providing behavioral health
	services;
	[(iv)  establishing threat reporting
	systems; and
	[(v)  developing and implementing programs
	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
	instruction, and providing mental health support; and
	[(4)  providing programs related to suicide
	prevention, intervention, and postvention].
	(c-1)  The agency, or if designated by the agency, the Texas
	School Safety Center, shall establish and publish a directory of
	approved vendors of school safety technology and equipment a school
	district may select from when using funds allocated under this
	section. If a school district uses funds allocated under this
	section to purchase technology or equipment from a vendor that is
	not included in the directory, the district must solicit bids from
	at least three vendors before completing the purchase.
	SECTION 6.  Section 48.257, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
	follows:
	(a)  Subject to Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (h), if a
	school district's tier one local share under Section 48.256 exceeds
	the district's entitlement under Section 48.266(a)(1) less the
	district's distribution from the state available school fund, the
	district must reduce the district's tier one revenue level in
	accordance with Chapter 49 to a level not to exceed the district's
	entitlement under Section 48.266(a)(1) less the district's
	distribution from the state available school fund.
	(h)  This subsection applies only to a school district to
	which Subsection (a) applies.  A school district is not required to
	reduce the district's tier one revenue level under Subsection (a)
	by an amount necessary for the district to employ an off-duty peace
	officer as school security personnel.
	SECTION 7.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
	section, this Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
	(b)  Notwithstanding Section 22.904, Education Code, as
	added by this Act, a school district must require the district's
	employees to complete the mental health first aid training required
	under that section as follows:
	(1)  at least 25 percent of the applicable district
	employees before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year;
	(2)  at least 50 percent of the applicable district
	employees before the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year;
	(3)  at least 75 percent of the applicable district
	employees before the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year; and
	(4)  100 percent of the applicable district employees
	before the beginning of the 2028-2029 school year.
	SECTION 8.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
	section, 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.  If this Act does not
	receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes
	effect September 1, 2023.
	(b)  Sections 48.115 and 48.257, Education Code, as amended
	by this Act, take effect September 1, 2023.