Texas Education Code
§ 37.0811 — SCHOOL MARSHALS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ED § 37.0811Title 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 a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may appoint one or more school marshals for each campus.
(b)The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may select for appointment as a school marshal under this section an applicant who is an employee of the school district or open-enrollment charter school and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code. The board of trustees or governing body may, but shall not be required to, reimburse the amount paid by the applicant to participate in the training program under that section.
(c)A school marshal appointed by the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may carry or possess a handgun on the physical premises of a school, but only:
(1)in the manner provided by written regulations adopted by the board of trustees or the governing body; and
(2)at a specific school as specified by the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable.
(d)Any written regulations adopted for purposes of Subsection (c) must:
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1176 (S.B. 996), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 867), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 867), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (H.B. 1387), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 741), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 870), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2025.