CS/HB 19: School Safety
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Costello ; Diaz, M. ; Eagle ; Raburn ; Stevenson ; Smith ; Stevenson
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
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/19/2014 House • Filed
12/19/2014 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 8
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 8
3/9/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 03/11/15, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
3/11/2015 House • Favorable by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 215
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 215
3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/19/2015 House • CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 9 -HJ 291
3/23/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 287
3/24/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 294
3/31/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/02/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/2/2015 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 437
4/3/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 437
4/28/2015 House • Died on Calendar
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CS/HB 19, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/23/2015 at 9:21 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 180 School Safety Evers Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Location: In committee/council (ED)
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 716193 - Amendment
Between lines 32 and 33, insert:Steube 4/1/2015
7:03 PMPDF 477565 - Amendment
Remove lines 74-135 and insert:Rodriguez, J. 4/1/2015
10:13 PMWithdrawn
4/2/2015PDF 677549 - Amendment
Remove lines 300-307 and insert:Rodriguez, J. 4/1/2015
10:16 PMWithdrawn
4/2/2015PDF 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 12 (pdf) 1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 29 (pdf) -
HB 19, Original Filed Version Posted 11/19/2014 at 1:30 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: K-12 Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2015 (pdf)
Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2015 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 180 School Safety Evers Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Location: In committee/council (ED)
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 495117 - Amendment
Remove lines 70-71 and insert:Williams 3/19/2015
1:47 PMFailed to Adopt
3/19/2015PDF 531805 - Amendment
Between lines 176 and 177, insert:Williams 3/19/2015
1:47 PMNot Considered
3/19/2015PDF 
319737 - Substitute Amendment (531805)
Remove line 147 and insert:Steube 3/19/2015
6:12 PMAdopted
3/19/2015PDF 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 12 (pdf) 1012.315 Disqualification from employment. Page 29 (pdf)