Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 37.114 - Best Practices for Emergency School Drills and Exercises; Mandatory School Drills The commissioner, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center and the state fire marshal, shall adopt rules:
(1) providing best practices for conducting emergency school drills and exercises, including definitions for relevant terms; and(2) designating the number and type of mandatory school drills to be conducted each semester of the school year, not to exceed a total of eight drills.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 542,Sec. 1, eff. 6/14/2021, op. beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 928,Sec. 2, eff. 6/18/2021.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 464,Sec. 13, eff. 9/1/2019.