Texas Statutes

§ 1701.601 — DEFINITION.

Texas § 1701.601
JurisdictionTexas
Code OCOccupations Code

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.601 (2026).

Text

Sec. 1701.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "school resource officer" means a peace officer who is assigned by the officer's employing political subdivision to provide a police presence at a public school, safety or drug education to students of a public school, or other similar services. The term does not include a peace officer who provides law enforcement at:

(1)a public school only for extracurricular activities; or
(2)a public school event only for extracurricular activities.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 1191 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

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