Accountability & Compliance

• Requires districts that claim a good cause exception to the armed security officer requirement to renew the exception and alternative standard annually

• Requires districts to renew their good cause exception and alternative facility safety standards every five years

• Allows TEA to employ inspectors to monitor compliance with safety and security standards and assist with coordination during emergency responses

• Requires TEA to monitor district use of emergency procedures during actual emergencies

• Requires TEA to submit an annual legislative report with de-identified results of vulnerability assessments and intruder audits, including recommendations and corrective actions for repeated deficiencies

Training & Personnel Requirements

• Requires district employees hired as armed security officers under a good cause exception who are not as school marshals to complete training within 90 days of being hired, including active shooter response( via ALERRT), school safety and emergency management, crisis intervention, incident command, first aid, mental health, and firearm qualifications

• Requires threat assessment teams evaluating special education students to include a member with specific knowledge of the student ' s disability such as their special education teacher, a licensed behavior analyst, clinical or master social worker, or school psychologist

• Requires threat assessment teams, rather than superintendents, to notify parents when a student is determined to pose a serious risk of violence

Emergency Operations & Communication

• Requires multihazard emergency operations plans to address reunification and safety during extracurricular activities, as determined by TEA

• Requires districts to provide emergency services districts with school building maps

Firearm Communication

• Requires districts to provide parents with information on safe firearm storage three times per year

Effective for the 2025-26 School Year

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School Safety Funding Uses

• Allows use of school safety allotment funds for interior door safety upgrades, behavioral interventionists, and discipline management practices