88R4458 MEW-D
 
  By: Burns H.B. No. 2812
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of school safety training to certain
  employees of a private religious academy or school who hold a
  license to carry a handgun.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.1901, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
  follows:
         (c)  A qualified handgun instructor certified in school
  safety under this section may provide school safety training,
  including instruction in the subjects listed under Subsection (a),
  to employees of a school district, [or] an open-enrollment charter
  school, or a private religious academy or school who hold a license
  to carry a handgun issued under this subchapter.
         (f)  In this section, "private religious academy or school"
  means a school that:
               (1)  offers a course of instruction for students in one
  or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12;
               (2)  is owned, controlled, operated, and maintained by
  a nonprofit religious organization; and
               (3)  is accredited by an organization approved by the
  Texas Education Agency for private school accreditation.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.