• House Bill 33 (McLaughlin, et al. | SP: Flores) reforms how local government, school districts, and public junior colleges prepare for, respond to, and recover from active shooter incidents. Among other items, the bill requires the review of facilities and plans for construction at educational facilities to ensure public safety. It also requires training and the availability of supplies for law enforcement, the development of guides for responding to these incidents, the development of multi-hazard emergency operations plans, regular meetings to discuss and analyze those plans, the establishment of the First Responder and Telecommunicator Active Attack Integrated Response Training Grant Program, and mutual aid agreements between local first responder entities.

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• House Bill 121 (King| SP: Nichols) permits the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to employ agency inspectors for the purpose of assisting the TEA in monitoring school district safety and security requirements and coordinating with law enforcement during emergencies. The bill also creates an additional alternative standard that school districts could comply with if they claim a good cause exception from the armed security requirements that are provided under current law. This alternative standard could include providing a school district employee or contractor to act as a security officer who carries a firearm and has or will complete specific training requirements.

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• House Bill 6 (Leach, et al. | SP: Perry) overhauls the student disciplinary framework in Texas public schools and provides educators with more tools to maintain an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning.