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TX SB2467

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to submit emergency response maps to the Texas School Safety Center, in addition to the existing requirement to provide maps to the Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies

  • Directs the Texas School Safety Center to conduct a study of emergency response maps, including reviewing map types and variances, identifying available mapping options, determining what information maps should contain, and analyzing costs based on map complexity

  • Mandates the Center gather input from school districts, charter schools, law enforcement agencies, and geospatial mapping specialists on improvements needed and standardization across schools

  • Requires the Center to submit a written report with study results and recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and relevant legislative committees by September 1, 2026

  • The study provision expires September 1, 2027; the act takes effect immediately with two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise

Legislative Description

Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Education K-16

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Education K-164/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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