Texas Education Code
§ 37.0813 — SCHOOL MARSHALS: PRIVATE SCHOOLS
ED § 37.0813Title 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 governing body of a private school may appoint one or more school marshals.
(b)The governing body of a private school may select for appointment as a school marshal under this section an applicant who is an employee of the school and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code.
(c)A school marshal appointed by the governing body of a private school may carry or possess a handgun on the physical premises of a school, but only in the manner provided by written regulations adopted by the governing body.
(d)Any written regulations adopted for purposes of Subsection (c) must:
(1)provide that a school marshal may:
(A)carry a concealed handgun on the school marshal's person;
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (H.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 741), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 870), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2025.