Texas § 37.0812 TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

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§ 37.0812 — TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

Texas § 37.0812

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 37.0812 (2026).

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Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

(a)A school district peace officer or school resource officer shall complete an active shooter response training program approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at least once in each four-year period.

(b)A school district that commissions a school district peace officer or at which a school resource officer provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer to complete the education and training program required by Section 1701.263 , Occupations Code.

(c)A school district may not contract for the provision of active shooter response training under this section unless the training provider is certified under Section 1701.2515 , Occupations Code, to provide the training

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Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. (a) A school district peace officer or school resource officer shall complete an active shooter response training program approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement at least once in each four-year period.
(b) A school district that commissions a school district peace officer or at which a school resource officer provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer to complete the education and training program required by Section 1701.263 , Occupations Code.
(c) A school district may not contract for the provision of active shooter response training under this section unless the training provider is certified under Section 1701.2515 , Occupations Code, to provide the training.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 2684 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2015. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11 ), Sec. 9, eff. June 6, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1108 (H.B. 2195 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 999 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.