Texas Education Code
§ 37.081 — SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND SECURITY PERSONNEL
ED § 37.081Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. C. LAW AND ORDER
Statute text
View on source(a)The board of trustees of any school district may:
(1)employ or contract with security personnel;
(2)enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local law enforcement agency or a county or municipality that is the employing political subdivision of commissioned peace officers for the provision of school resource officers;
(3)for the purposes of providing security personnel, contract with a security services contractor licensed under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, for the provision of a commissioned security officer, as defined by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, who has completed the Level II or III training course required by the Department of Public Safety; and
(4)commission peace officers to carry out this subchapter. (a-1) The jurisdiction of a peace officer, a school resource officer, or security personnel under this section shall be determined by the board of trustees and may include all territory in the boundaries of the school district and all property outside the boundaries of the district that is owned, leased, or rented by or otherwise under the control of the school district and the board of trustees that employ or contract with, as applicable, the peace officer or security personnel or that enter into a memorandum of understanding for the provision of a school resource officer. (a-2) A memorandum of understanding for the provision of school resource officers entered into under Subsection (a) must:
(1)be in the form of an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, Government Code; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.11, eff. May 18, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 1707), Sec. 2, eff. June 2, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 1707), Sec. 3, eff. June 2, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.039, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.