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CS/CS/CS/HB 753: School Safety

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; K-12 Subcommittee ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Combee ; Diaz, M. ; Eagle ; Fitzenhagen ; Grant ; Hill ; Mayfield ; Patronis ; Pilon ; Porter ; Raburn ; Renuart ; Rodrigues, R.

School Safety; Permits school superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize school safety designee to carry concealed weapon or firearm on school property; provides requirements for school safety designees; provides exception to prohibition on possession of firearms or other specified devices on school property or other specified areas; provides for fingerprint processing & retention; requires that fees be borne by school safety designee or school; requires school boards to formulate policies & procedures for dealing with active shooters & hostage situations in consultation with law enforcement; requires district school boards & private schools allow campus tours by local law enforcement agencies for specified purposes & that their recommendations be documented; permits district school boards to commission one or more school safety officers on each school campus. APPROPRIATION: $157,927

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Education (ED)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2014 House • Filed
    2/6/2014 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 64
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 64
    3/10/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/12/14, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/12/2014 House • CS by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 284
    3/14/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by K-12 Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 282
    3/18/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 292
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 292
    3/31/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/02/14, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/2/2014 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -HJ 456
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    4/3/2014 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 465
    • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 453
    4/9/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/11/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 542
    4/15/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 534
    4/17/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
    4/23/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
    4/25/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 777
    • Amendment(s) failed (033271, 137385, 197813) -HJ 778
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 802
    • CS passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 44 -HJ 802
    4/28/2014 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 775
    • Received -SJ 775
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 753, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2014 at 2:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 968 (c1) School Safety Hays Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    661524 - Amendment
    Between lines 41 and 42 insert:     		Smith 4/29/2014
    4:58 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    336248 - Amendment
    Between lines 41 and 42 insert:     		Smith 4/29/2014
    4:58 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    033271 - Amendment
    Between lines 32 and 33, insert:     		Pafford 4/24/2014
    12:57 PM     		House: Failed
    4/25/2014     		PDF
    137385 - Amendment
    Remove line 95 and insert:     		Pafford 4/24/2014
    12:57 PM     		House: Failed
    4/25/2014     		PDF
    197813 - Amendment
    Remove line 102 and insert:     		Pafford 4/24/2014
    12:57 PM     		House: Failed
    4/25/2014     		PDF
    810877 - Amendment
    Between lines 176 and 177, insert:     		Schwartz 4/24/2014
    1:07 PM     		House: Abandoned
    4/25/2014     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2014 12:03 PM House 71 Yeas - 44 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 13 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.251 Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement. Page 13 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 14 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 11 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 29 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 753, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/2/2014 at 6:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 968 (c1) School Safety Hays Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    606649 - Amendment
    Remove lines 30-281 and insert:     		Steube 4/10/2014
    5:57 PM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    4/10/2014     		PDF
    307639 - Amendment
    Remove lines 30-281 and insert:     		Steube 4/10/2014
    6:25 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/11/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 12 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.251 Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement. Page 12 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 13 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 9 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 11 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 753, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/14/2014 at 2:47 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 968 (c1) School Safety Hays Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    935733 - Amendment
    Between lines 115 and 116, insert:     		Steube 4/1/2014
    5:55 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/2/2014     		PDF
    338887 - Amendment
    Between lines 418 and 419, insert:     		McBurney 4/1/2014
    6:13 PM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 11 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.251 Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement. Page 11 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 12 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 8 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 10 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • HB 753, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2014 at 9:02 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   K-12 Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 968 (c1) School Safety Hays Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Education
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    354675 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Steube 3/11/2014
    1:56 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/12/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 9 (pdf)
    790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.251 Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 10 (pdf)
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 7 (pdf)
    1006.12 School resource officers and school safety officers. Page 9 (pdf)
    1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 24 (pdf)

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