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Committee debates school safety cleanup bill that would let TEA commission peace officers, tighten reporting rules
Summary
House Bill 121, a cleanup measure tied to last session’s school‑safety reforms, was explained Tuesday in the Committee on Education K‑16 and left pending after testimony divided between school‑district police chiefs and advocates for outside reporting.
House Bill 121, a cleanup measure tied to last session’s school-safety reforms, was explained Tuesday in the Committee on Education K‑16 and left pending after testimony divided between school‑district police chiefs and advocates for outside reporting.Lede: The committee heard competing views on HB 121, which would allow the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to commission peace officers for school‑safety purposes, create renewed timelines for “good cause” exceptions and intruder audits reporting, and change how some misconduct reports are routed.
Nut graf: Supporters say the changes create tools for smaller districts and improve information sharing; opponents and some witnesses warned that an amendment that would force reporting to outside agencies could strip local independent school district (ISD) police of investigations they now perform and delay victim…
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