Texas Education Code
§ 51.220 — PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE SCHOOL MARSHALS
ED § 51.220Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. E. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "public junior college" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)The governing board of a public junior college may appoint one or more school marshals.
(c)The governing board of a public junior college may select for appointment as a school marshal under this section an applicant who is an employee of the public junior college and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code. The governing board may, but shall not be required to, reimburse the amount paid by the applicant to participate in the training program under that section.
(d)A school marshal appointed by the governing board of a public junior college may carry or possess a handgun on the physical premises of a public junior college campus, but only:
(1)in the manner provided by written regulations adopted by the governing board; and
(2)at a specific public junior college campus as specified by the governing board.
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 867), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 781), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 741), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 870), Sec. 3, eff. May 19, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (S.B. 870), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2025.