Sec. 37.1081. SCHOOL SAFETY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. (a) The Texas School Safety Center, in consultation with the School Safety Task Force established under Section 37.1082, shall develop a school safety certification program.
(b) The Texas School Safety Center shall award a school safety certificate to a school district that:
(1) has adopted and implemented a multihazard emergency operations plan as required under Section 37.108 and that includes in that plan:
(A) measures for security of facilities and grounds;
(B) measures for communication with parents and the media in the event of an emergency; and
(C) an outline of safety training for school employees;
(2) demonstrates to the center with current written self-audit processes that the district conducts at least one drill per year for each of the following types of drills:
(A) a school lockdown drill;
(B) an evacuation drill;
(C) a weather-related emergency drill;
(D) a reverse evacuation drill; and
(E) a shelter-in-place drill;
(3) is in compliance with Sections 37.108(b) and (c); and
(4) meets any other eligibility criteria as recommended by the School Safety Task Force.
(c) The certification program is abolished and this section expires September 1, 2017.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 620 (S.B. 1556), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
For expiration of this section, see Subsection (g).
Last modified: September 28, 2016