89R22582 JBD/ANG-D
	By: McLaughlin, Guillen, Moody, Leo Wilson,	H.B. No. 33
	Louderback, et al.
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 33:
	By:  Hefner	C.S.H.B. No. 33

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary
	school facilities and other emergencies, including certain
	accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such
	emergencies.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as the Uvalde Strong Act.
	SECTION 2.  Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
	(1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal
	offense;
	(2)  the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code;
	and
	(3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
	title, relating to:
	(A)  the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,
	Chapter 22;
	(C)  reading instruments and accelerated reading
	instruction programs under Section 28.006;
	(D)  accelerated instruction under Section
	28.0211;
	(E)  high school graduation requirements under
	Section 28.025;
	(F)  special education programs under Subchapter
	A, Chapter 29;
	(G)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	(H)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
	or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten
	classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply;
	(I)  extracurricular activities under Section
	33.081;
	(J)  discipline management practices or behavior
	management techniques under Section 37.0021;
	(K)  health and safety under Chapter 38;
	(L)  the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39;
	(M)  public school accountability and special
	investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter
	39, and Chapter 39A;
	(N)  the requirement under Section 21.006 to
	report an educator's misconduct;
	(O)  intensive programs of instruction under
	Section 28.0213;
	(P)  the right of a school employee to report a
	crime, as provided by Section 37.148;
	(Q)  bullying prevention policies and procedures
	under Section 37.0832;
	(R)  the right of a school under Section 37.0052
	to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a
	disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student;
	(S)  the right under Section 37.0151 to report to
	local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or
	harassment;
	(T)  a parent's right to information regarding the
	provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's
	child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d);
	(U)  establishment of residency under Section
	25.001;
	(V)  school safety requirements under Sections
	37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085,
	37.1086, 37.1087, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207,
	and 37.2071 and Subchapter J, Chapter 37;
	(W)  the early childhood literacy and mathematics
	proficiency plans under Section 11.185;
	(X)  the college, career, and military readiness
	plans under Section 11.186; and
	(Y)  parental options to retain a student under
	Section 28.02124.
	SECTION 3.  Sections 37.108(a) and (b), Education Code, are
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Each school district or public junior college district
	shall adopt and implement a multihazard emergency operations plan
	for use in the district's facilities. The plan must address
	prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery,
	including the prompt recovery of services provided by the school
	district or public junior college district, as defined by the Texas
	School Safety Center in conjunction with the governor's office of
	homeland security, the commissioner of education, and the
	commissioner of higher education. The plan must provide for:
	(1)  training in responding to an emergency for
	district employees, including substitute teachers;
	(2)  measures to ensure district employees, including
	substitute teachers, have classroom access to a telephone,
	including a cellular telephone, or another electronic
	communication device allowing for immediate contact with district
	emergency services or emergency services agencies, law enforcement
	agencies, health departments, and fire departments;
	(3)  measures to ensure district communications
	technology and infrastructure are adequate to allow for
	communication during an emergency, including measures to ensure the
	use of standardized response protocol terminology, developed in
	coordination with the Texas School Safety Center, to facilitate
	communication between law enforcement, emergency services,
	district employees, and the public;
	(4)  if the plan applies to a school district,
	mandatory school drills and exercises, including drills required
	under Section 37.114, to prepare district students and employees
	for responding to an emergency;
	(5)  measures to ensure coordination with the
	Department of State Health Services and local emergency management
	agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
	departments in the event of an emergency;
	(6)  the implementation of a safety and security audit
	as required by Subsection (b); and
	(7)  any other requirements established by the Texas
	School Safety Center in consultation with the agency and relevant
	local law enforcement agencies.
	(b)  At least once every three years, each school district or
	public junior college district shall conduct a safety and security
	audit of the district's facilities that includes a security review
	as described by Section 37.1087 for each district facility.  A
	district, or a person included in the registry established by the
	Texas School Safety Center under Section 37.2091 who is engaged by
	the district to conduct a safety and security audit, shall follow
	safety and security audit procedures developed by the Texas School
	Safety Center in coordination with the commissioner of education or
	commissioner of higher education, as applicable.
	SECTION 4.  Section 37.1083(a), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The agency shall monitor the implementation and
	operation of requirements related to school district safety and
	security, including school district:
	(1)  multihazard emergency operations plans; [and]
	(2)  safety and security audits; and
	(3)  security reviews.
	SECTION 5.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 37.1087 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.1087.  SECURITY REVIEW. (a) If a school district
	constructs, acquires, renovates, or improves a district facility,
	the district shall, as soon as practicable, conduct a security
	review of the facility to:
	(1)  determine whether the facility meets school safety
	and security requirements as described by commissioner rule; and
	(2)  identify security vulnerabilities at the facility
	in the event of an active shooter incident and describe strategies
	to mitigate each vulnerability identified.
	(b)  The commissioner, in consultation with the Department
	of Public Safety, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and
	the Texas School Safety Center, shall ensure that the rules adopted
	or amended under Section 7.061 include rules for the review
	required under this section.
	SECTION 6.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 37.1171 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.1171.  AVAILABILITY OF BREACHING TOOL AND BALLISTIC
	SHIELD. Each school district and open-enrollment charter school
	must have at least one breaching tool and one ballistic shield
	available for use at each campus in the event of an active shooter
	incident.
	SECTION 7.  Section 51.217(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  An institution shall adopt and implement a multihazard
	emergency operations plan for use at the institution. The plan must
	address mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery,
	including the prompt recovery of services provided by the
	institution. The plan must provide for:
	(1)  employee training in responding to an emergency;
	(2)  mandatory drills to prepare students, faculty, and
	employees for responding to an emergency;
	(3)  measures to ensure coordination with the
	Department of State Health Services, local emergency management
	agencies, law enforcement, health departments, and fire
	departments in the event of an emergency; and
	(4)  the implementation of a safety and security audit
	as required by Subsection (c).
	SECTION 8.  Subchapter C, Chapter 96, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 96.42 to read as follows:
	Sec. 96.42.  ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE
	TRAINING CENTER; CERTAIN DUTIES. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Center" means the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid
	Response Training Center at Texas State University--San Marcos.
	(2)  "Emergency medical services personnel" and
	"emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by
	Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
	(3)  "Local law enforcement agency" means a political
	subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or appoint
	peace officers.
	(b)  The center shall create a template for use by a local law
	enforcement agency or emergency medical services provider in
	evaluating and reporting on the agency's or provider's response to
	an active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school
	facility under Section 418.1873, Government Code. The center may
	collaborate with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the
	Department of Public Safety, the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, or
	the Texas Police Chiefs Association to develop the template. The
	template must include:
	(1)  prompts for reporting on the following items:
	(A)  a brief description and outcome of the active
	shooter incident;
	(B)  a statement of personnel and equipment
	deployed during the incident;
	(C)  a cost analysis, including salaries,
	equipment, and incidentals;
	(D)  a copy of appropriate incident logs and
	reports;
	(E)  any maps, forms, or related documentation
	used in responding to or evaluating the agency's or provider's
	response to the incident;
	(F)  a summary of any deaths or injuries that
	occurred as a result of the incident;
	(G)  any information relating to the status of
	criminal investigations and subsequent prosecutions arising out of
	the incident; and
	(H)  a final evaluation, including:
	(i)  conclusions relating to the agency's or
	provider's response to the incident;
	(ii)  problems encountered during the
	response regarding personnel, equipment, resources, or multiagency
	response;
	(iii)  suggestions for revising policy, such
	as improving training and equipment; and
	(iv)  any additional considerations that
	would improve the agency's or provider's response to active shooter
	incidents at primary or secondary school facilities in the future;
	and
	(2)  any other content the center considers
	appropriate.
	(c)  The center shall develop a training program for peace
	officers and emergency medical services personnel for responding to
	active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities
	as required by Section 418.1877(b), Government Code. In developing
	the training program, the center:
	(1)  shall incorporate, if available, the findings of
	at least one final report submitted under Section 418.1873,
	Government Code, regarding a local law enforcement agency's or
	emergency medical services provider's response to an active shooter
	incident at a primary or secondary school facility; and
	(2)  may collaborate with the Texas Division of
	Emergency Management, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the
	Department of Public Safety, or the Department of State Health
	Services.
	(d)  In developing the training program under Subsection
	(c), if a report described by Subsection (c)(1) is not immediately
	available, the center shall update the training program as soon as a
	report described by that subdivision becomes available to
	incorporate the report's findings.
	SECTION 9.  Subchapter L-1, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 411.3735 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.3735.  CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
	REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a)  In this
	section:
	(1)  "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency
	Management.
	(2)  "Public information officer" means an individual
	who is employed or appointed by a state agency or local government
	entity and whose duties include communicating with the public
	during a disaster regarding the disaster.
	(b)  Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a
	public information officer who must obtain certification in
	emergency communications from the division and complete continuing
	education on emergency communications as provided by Subchapter K,
	Chapter 418:
	(1)  a municipal police department;
	(2)  a sheriff's office;
	(3)  a county constable's office;
	(4)  a school district police department; and
	(5)  the department.
	(c)  The chief administrative officer of an agency may be
	appointed or employed as a public information officer.
	SECTION 10.  Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 418.059 to read as follows:
	Sec. 418.059.  GUIDE ON PREPARING FOR AND RESPONDING TO
	ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT AT SCHOOL FACILITY. (a) The division, in
	coordination with the Emergency Management Council, shall develop a
	guide on preparing for and responding to an active shooter incident
	at a primary or secondary school facility for civic, volunteer, and
	community organizations.
	(b)  The division shall post the guide on the division's
	Internet website for public use. The guide must provide a
	comprehensive approach to preparing for and responding to active
	shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and
	include information on:
	(1)  understanding mass violence incidents and best
	practices for community engagement related to those incidents;
	(2)  incident command structure;
	(3)  coordination of and access to resources, including
	trauma and support services, acute support services, long-term
	support services, spiritual support services, and family or victim
	assistance;
	(4)  long-term recovery and community resilience;
	(5)  communication coordination;
	(6)  training and planning resources; and
	(7)  preserving and restoring community cohesion and
	public life after the incident.
	(c)  In developing and revising the guide, the division may,
	in collaboration with the department, seek the advice and
	assistance of local governments, civic organizations, volunteer
	organizations, and community leaders.
	SECTION 11.  Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Sections 418.1873 and 418.1877 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 418.1873.  EVALUATION AND REPORT ON RESPONSE TO ACTIVE
	SHOOTER INCIDENT AT SCHOOL FACILITY REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.
	(a)  In this section:
	(1)  "Emergency medical services" and "emergency
	medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section
	773.003, Health and Safety Code.
	(2)  "Local law enforcement agency" means a political
	subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or appoint
	peace officers.
	(b)  Each local law enforcement agency and emergency medical
	services provider that responds to an active shooter incident at a
	primary or secondary school facility by providing law enforcement
	services or emergency medical services, or both, shall:
	(1)  not later than the 45th day after the date of the
	incident, or as soon as practicable thereafter, initiate an
	evaluation of the agency's or provider's response to the incident
	and submit a preliminary report to the division, the department,
	and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at
	Texas State University--San Marcos regarding, at minimum, the items
	required in the template created under Section 96.42, Education
	Code; and
	(2)  not later than the 90th day after the date of the
	incident, or as soon as practicable thereafter, finalize the report
	described by Subdivision (1) and submit the report to the division,
	the department, and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response
	Training Center at Texas State University--San Marcos.
	(c)  For purposes of implementing this section:
	(1)  the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall
	adopt rules with respect to local law enforcement agencies; and
	(2)  the division shall adopt rules with respect to
	emergency medical services and emergency medical services
	providers.
	(d)  The division, in coordination with the Texas School
	Safety Center, shall by rule define "active shooter incident" as an
	incident involving an active shooter, as that term is defined by the
	Federal Bureau of Investigation.
	(e)  A local law enforcement agency or emergency medical
	services provider that complies with this section regarding an
	active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility
	is not required to conduct any evaluation or issue any report that
	may be required under Section 418.188 regarding that incident.
	(f)  Information obtained or created by the division or the
	department in carrying out their obligations under this section are
	confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
	(g)  Any meetings between a law enforcement agency or
	emergency medical services provider and the division or the
	department are not subject to the open meeting requirements of
	Chapter 551.
	Sec. 418.1877.  TRAINING ON RESPONSES TO ACTIVE SHOOTER
	INCIDENTS AT SCHOOL FACILITIES REQUIRED. (a)  In this section:
	(1)  "Emergency medical services personnel" and
	"emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by
	Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
	(2)  "Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning
	assigned by Section 418.1873.
	(b)  The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by rule shall
	require the peace officers of each local law enforcement agency to
	complete a training program for responding to active shooter
	incidents at primary and secondary school facilities developed by
	the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at
	Texas State University--San Marcos as required by Section 96.42,
	Education Code.
	(c)  The division by rule shall require the emergency medical
	services personnel of each emergency medical services provider to
	complete a training program for responding to active shooter
	incidents at primary and secondary school facilities developed by
	the division.  The training program must involve reviewing at least
	one final evaluation and report required by Section 418.1873.
	(d)  The division, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement,
	and the Department of State Health Services may adopt rules to
	enforce this section.
	SECTION 12.  Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter K to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER K. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR
	CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
	Sec. 418.331.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public
	information officer" means an individual who is employed or
	appointed by a state agency, local government entity, or
	open-enrollment charter school and whose duties include
	communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the
	disaster.
	Sec. 418.332.  CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
	REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a)  Each of the
	following entities shall employ or appoint a public information
	officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications
	from the division and complete continuing education on emergency
	communications as provided by this subchapter:
	(1)  a municipality;
	(2)  a county;
	(3)  an independent school district;
	(4)  an open-enrollment charter school; and
	(5)  the division.
	(b)  The chief administrator of an agency may be appointed or
	employed as a public information officer.
	Sec. 418.333.  CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a)
	A public information officer described by Sections 411.3735 and
	418.332 shall:
	(1)  obtain certification from the division in
	emergency communications not later than the first anniversary of
	the date the public information officer was hired or appointed; and
	(2)  complete a continuing education program on
	emergency communications approved by the division once during each
	12-month period beginning on the date the public information
	officer obtained certification.
	(b)  The division shall establish minimum education and
	training requirements for initial certification and continuing
	education under this subchapter. The minimum requirements must
	comply with the policies and standards developed by the Texas
	Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.163, Occupations
	Code.  These minimum requirements must include courses on:
	(1)  the National Incident Management System;
	(2)  the Incident Command System; and
	(3)  the basic skills and principles necessary to
	fulfill the role of a public information officer with respect to
	emergency communications.
	(c)  The division shall assist the entities subject to
	Sections 411.3735 and 418.332 in identifying approved training
	programs.
	(d)  The following courses may be taken to satisfy minimum
	education and training requirements under this subchapter:
	(1)  a course provided by the Bill Blackwood Law
	Enforcement Management Institute of Texas; or
	(2)  a course approved by the Texas Commission on Law
	Enforcement.
	Sec. 418.334.  COMPLIANCE RECORDS; INSPECTION. (a) Each
	entity subject to Section 418.332 shall:
	(1)  maintain records that demonstrate the compliance
	of each public information officer employed or appointed by that
	entity with the certification and continuing education
	requirements of this subchapter; and
	(2)  submit to the division the compliance records
	required to be maintained under Subdivision (1).
	(b)  The division shall permit inspection and copying by the
	department of the compliance records the division maintains under
	Subsection (a)(1) during reasonable hours and in a reasonable
	manner.
	Sec. 418.335.  RULES. The division may adopt rules to
	administer this subchapter.
	SECTION 13.  Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Sections 772.00791, 772.013, and 772.014 to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 772.00791.  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACCREDITATION GRANT
	PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "criminal justice division" means
	the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.
	(b)  The criminal justice division shall establish and
	administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law
	enforcement agency in this state for purposes of becoming
	accredited or maintaining accreditation:
	(1)  through the Texas Police Chiefs Association Law
	Enforcement Agency Best Practices Accreditation Program;
	(2)  by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
	Enforcement Agencies, Inc.;
	(3)  by the International Association of Campus Law
	Enforcement Administrators;
	(4)  by an accreditation program developed by the
	Sheriffs' Association of Texas; or
	(5)  by an association or organization designated by
	the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as provided by Subsection
	(i).
	(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the amount of a
	grant awarded to a law enforcement agency under this section is as
	follows:
	(1)  $25,000 for each qualifying accreditation:
	(A)  held by the agency on the date on which the
	program under this section was established; or
	(B)  received by the agency after the date
	described by Paragraph (A); and
	(2)  $12,500 for each qualifying reaccreditation
	received by the agency after the date described by Subdivision
	(1)(A).
	(d)  A law enforcement agency may not be awarded a grant
	described by Subsection (c)(1) with respect to an accreditation for
	which the agency has previously been awarded a grant under that
	subdivision.
	(e)  If a law enforcement agency was awarded a grant
	described by Subsection (c)(1) and the accreditation expires
	without the agency receiving reaccreditation, the agency may be
	awarded a grant under this section in the amount provided by
	Subsection (c)(2) for becoming accredited by the accrediting entity
	for which the grant under Subsection (c)(1) was awarded.
	(f)  The criminal justice division shall establish:
	(1)  eligibility criteria for grant applicants;
	(2)  grant application procedures;
	(3)  guidelines relating to grant amounts;
	(4)  procedures for evaluating grant applications; and
	(5)  procedures for monitoring the use of a grant
	awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any
	conditions of a grant.
	(g)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal
	justice division shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board a
	report that provides the following information for the preceding
	state fiscal year:
	(1)  the name of each law enforcement agency that
	applied for a grant under this section; and
	(2)  the amount of money distributed to each law
	enforcement agency awarded a grant under this section.
	(h)  The criminal justice division may use any revenue
	available for purposes of this section.
	(i)  The criminal justice division, with the assistance of
	the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, shall periodically review
	associations and organizations that establish standards of
	practice for law enforcement agencies and that offer accreditation
	to agencies that meet those standards. On a determination by the
	criminal justice division that accreditation of law enforcement
	agencies in this state by an association or organization would
	benefit public safety, the commission may designate the association
	or organization as an accrediting entity for purposes of Subsection
	(b)(5).
	Sec. 772.013.  COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION
	PLANNING FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CERTAIN POLITICAL
	SUBDIVISIONS. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Department" means the Department of Public
	Safety.
	(2)  "First responder" means:
	(A)  a peace officer described by Article 2A.001,
	Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(B)  an individual included as fire protection
	personnel by Section 419.021; and
	(C)  an individual included as emergency medical
	services personnel by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
	(b)  To prepare for complex responses to and investigations
	of emergencies that require mutual aid and support from more than
	one governmental entity, the department shall consult with the
	sheriff of each county in which a primary or secondary school
	facility is located to determine which governmental entities that
	employ a first responder are reasonably likely, in the sheriff's
	opinion, to respond to an active shooter incident at one of those
	facilities.
	(c)  The department, each sheriff described by Subsection
	(b), and each governmental entity identified by the sheriff under
	that subsection shall collectively participate in:
	(1)  a multiagency tabletop exercise at least once each
	odd-numbered year; and
	(2)  an in-person drill at least once each
	even-numbered year.
	(d)  The department shall invite any appropriate federal
	agency to participate in an exercise described by Subsection (c).
	Sec. 772.014.  MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF
	PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (a)  In this
	section, "department" means the Department of Public Safety.
	(b)  The department and each governmental entity identified
	by a sheriff under Section 772.013(b) shall collectively enter into
	a mutual aid agreement that establishes the procedures for the
	provision of resources, personnel, facilities, equipment, and
	supplies in responses to critical incidents in a vertically
	integrated fashion.
	(c)  In establishing the procedures, the department and
	local law enforcement agencies shall:
	(1)  give priority to establishing the
	interoperability of communications equipment among the parties to
	the agreement;
	(2)  establish procedures for interagency coordination
	in activities arising from critical incidents, including evidence
	collection;
	(3)  set jurisdictional boundaries; and
	(4)  determine the capabilities, processes, and
	expectations among the parties to the agreement.
	(d)  The department shall invite any appropriate federal
	agency to enter into the agreement described by Subsection (b).
	SECTION 14.  Section 85.024, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection
	(c-1) to read as follows:
	(a)  The sheriff of a county [with a total population of less
	than 350,000] in which a public school is located shall call and
	conduct an annual meeting [semiannual meetings] to discuss:
	(1)  school safety;
	(2)  coordinated law enforcement response to school
	violence incidents;
	(3)  law enforcement agency capabilities;
	(4)  available resources;
	(5)  emergency radio interoperability;
	(6)  chain of command planning; [and]
	(7)  each public school's multihazard emergency
	operations plan, including a discussion and analysis of how the
	school's multihazard emergency operations plan would be
	implemented in an emergency situation; and
	(8)  other related subjects proposed by a person in
	attendance at the meeting.
	(c)  In a county with a population of less than 350,000, the
	[The] following persons shall attend a meeting called under
	Subsection (a):
	(1)  the sheriff or the sheriff's designee;
	(2)  the police chief of a municipal police department
	in the county or the police chief's designee;
	(3)  each elected constable in the county or the
	constable's designees;
	(4)  each police chief of a school district's police
	department or school district security coordinator from each school
	district located in the county;
	(5)  a representative of the Department of Public
	Safety assigned to the county;
	(6)  a representative of each other state agency with
	commissioned peace officers assigned to the county;
	(7)  a person appointed to a command staff position at
	an emergency medical service in the county;
	(8)  a person appointed to a command staff position at a
	municipal emergency medical service in the county;
	(9)  a person appointed to a command staff position at a
	fire department in the county;
	(10)  the superintendent or the superintendent's
	designee of each school district located in the county;
	(11)  the person who serves the function of
	superintendent, or that person's designee, in each open-enrollment
	charter school located in the county; [and]
	(12)  a representative of the Texas Division of
	Emergency Management; and
	(13)  any other person the sheriff considers
	appropriate.
	(c-1)  In a county with a population of 350,000 or more, the
	following persons shall attend a meeting called under Subsection
	(a):
	(1)  for each school district located in the county,
	either:
	(A)  the police chief of the district's police
	department, or the chief's designee; or
	(B)  if the district contracts with another
	political subdivision for law enforcement services, the chief
	administrative officer of the law enforcement agency providing law
	enforcement services to the district, or the officer's designee;
	(2)  the superintendent of each school district located
	in the county; and
	(3)  any other person the sheriff considers
	appropriate.
	SECTION 15.  Chapter 391, Local Government Code, is amended
	by adding Section 391.0041 to read as follows:
	Sec. 391.0041.  MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES PLAN FOR FIRST
	RESPONDER INVOLVED IN CRITICAL INCIDENT. (a) In this section:
	(1)  "Council of governments" means a regional planning
	commission for a state planning region created under this chapter.
	(2)  "Critical incident" means an incident involving a
	first responder that occurs while the first responder is performing
	official duties and that results in serious bodily injury to the
	first responder or poses a substantial risk of serious bodily
	injury or death to the first responder or of serious harm to the
	first responder's mental health or well-being.
	(3)  "First responder" means:
	(A)  a peace officer described by Article 2A.001,
	Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(B)  an individual included as fire protection
	personnel by Section 419.021, Government Code; and
	(C)  an individual included as emergency medical
	services personnel by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
	(b)  The Texas Division of Emergency Management, in
	coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission and the
	Department of State Health Services, shall:
	(1)  develop a mental health resources plan to address
	the mental health needs of first responders following a critical
	incident; and
	(2)  provide the plan to each local emergency
	management director in the state.
	(c)  A plan developed under Subsection (b):
	(1)  must identify and provide for:
	(A)  education and training to a first responder
	prior to a critical incident on topics including:
	(i)  the potential psychological impact that
	being involved in an incident may have on the first responder; and
	(ii)  resources available to the first
	responder to address the psychological impact of an incident,
	including mental health counseling, peer support programs, and
	stress management practices; or
	(B)  a list of recommended providers located
	within the territory of the council of governments who can provide
	the education and training described by Paragraph (A);
	(2)  may recommend that an employer of a first
	responder:
	(A)  create a process to conduct a critical
	incident stress debriefing following an incident; and
	(B)  create a peer support program to support the
	first responder following an incident; and
	(3)  may include any other recommendation the council
	of governments considers appropriate to address the mental health
	needs of a first responder following a critical incident.
	(d)  Each political subdivision that receives a plan under
	this section shall:
	(1)  implement the plan; and
	(2)  share the plan with each council of governments
	that has jurisdiction over the political subdivision to ensure
	regional plan integration and awareness.
	SECTION 16.  Section 1701.163, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1701.163.  MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
	AGENCIES.  (a)  The commission, with input from an advisory
	committee, shall by rule establish minimum standards with respect
	to the creation or continued operation of a law enforcement agency
	based on the function, size, and jurisdiction of the agency,
	including:
	(1)  a determination regarding the public benefit of
	creating the agency in the community;
	(2)  the sustainable funding sources for the agency;
	(3)  the physical resources available to officers,
	including:
	(A)  all standard duty firearms;
	(B)  less lethal force weapons, including a
	requirement of at least one per officer on duty;
	(C)  effective communications equipment;
	(D)  protective equipment, including a
	requirement of:
	(i)  at least one bullet-resistant vest per
	officer on duty; and
	(ii)  access to at least one breaching tool
	and one ballistic shield;
	(E)  officer uniforms; and
	(F)  patrol vehicles and associated equipment;
	(4)  the physical facilities of the agency, including
	any evidence room, dispatch area, or public area;
	(5)  the policies of the agency, including policies on:
	(A)  use of force;
	(B)  vehicle pursuit;
	(C)  professional conduct of officers;
	(D)  domestic abuse protocols;
	(E)  response to missing persons;
	(F)  supervision of part-time officers;
	(G)  impartial policing;
	(H)  active shooters, including a detailed
	written policy based on current best practices for responding to an
	active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility
	and a recommendation for the frequency at which simulated emergency
	drills should be conducted; and
	(I)  barricaded subjects;
	(6)  the administrative structure of the agency;
	(7)  liability insurance; and
	(8)  any other standard the commission considers
	necessary.
	(b)  A law enforcement agency may enter into a mutual aid
	agreement with a law enforcement agency with overlapping or
	adjacent jurisdiction to share protective equipment during a
	critical incident, as defined by Section 391.0041, Local Government
	Code, to meet the requirements under Subsection (a)(3)(D).
	SECTION 17.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:
	(u)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
	commission shall require an officer to complete the training
	courses described by Section 1701.273.
	SECTION 18.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1701.273 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1701.273.  TRAINING ON INCIDENT RESPONSE AND COMMAND.
	(a) The commission shall require a peace officer to complete the
	following emergency response management training courses, or a
	substantially similar successor course as determined by the
	commission, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency
	Management:
	(1)  Introduction to the Incident Command System; and
	(2)  National Incident Management System, An
	Introduction.
	(b)  The commission shall require an officer to complete the
	training courses described by Subsection (a) unless the officer has
	completed the training under Section 1701.253(u).
	SECTION 19.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1701.3526 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1701.3526.  CONTINUING EDUCATION ON INCIDENT RESPONSE
	AND COMMAND. (a) The commission shall require a peace officer whose
	duties involve the supervision of officers in an incident response
	to complete, as part of the continuing education programs under
	Section 1701.351(a), an advanced incident response and command
	course, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency
	Management, as determined by commission rule.
	(b)  The exemption under Section 1701.351(d) does not apply
	to the training required by Subsection (a).
	SECTION 20.  Section 85.024(b), Local Government Code, is
	repealed.
	SECTION 21.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Advanced
	Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State
	University--San Marcos shall develop the template and training
	program required by Section 96.42, Education Code, as added by this
	Act.
	SECTION 22.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
	Division of Emergency Management shall develop and post the guide
	required by Section 418.059, Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 23.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
	Division of Emergency Management shall develop the training program
	required by Section 418.1877(c), Government Code, as added by this
	Act.
	SECTION 24.  A public information officer described by
	Section 411.3735 or 418.332, Government Code, as added by this Act,
	who was employed or appointed before the effective date of this Act
	shall obtain the certification required by Section 418.333,
	Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1,
	2026.
	SECTION 25.  Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department
	of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies shall enter
	into mutual aid agreements as required by Section 772.014,
	Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 26.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, each council of governments, as defined by Section
	391.0041, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, shall
	develop a mental health resources plan required to be created under
	that section.
	SECTION 27.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
	rules to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
	Subchapters D, F, and H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 28.  The minimum curriculum requirements under
	Section 1701.253(u), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply
	only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on
	or after January 1, 2026.
	SECTION 29.  Section 1701.3526, Occupations Code, as added
	by this Act, applies only with respect to a 24-month continuing
	education training unit that begins on or after the effective date
	of this Act. A training unit that begins before the effective date
	of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the training
	unit began, and the former law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	SECTION 30.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.