{"id":1940837,"date":"2023-05-30T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-approves-bill-for-armed-guards-at-all-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:32:33","slug":"texas-approves-bill-for-armed-guards-at-all-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-approves-bill-for-armed-guards-at-all-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas OKs bill for armed guards in all schools."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-approves-bill-for-armed-guards-at-all-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas Lawmakers Pass Comprehensive School Safety Bill<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the tragic shooting at Uvalde last year, Texas lawmakers have taken action to ensure the safety of students in schools. On Sunday, they passed a comprehensive school safety bill that includes the posting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-introduced-to-mandate-armed-security-at-every-gas-station-bank-grocery-store-and-pawn-shop-in-chicago\/\" title=\"Bill Introduced to Mandate Armed Security at Every Gas Station, Bank, Grocery Store, and Pawn Shop in Chicago\">armed security officers<\/a> at every Texas school and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-bill-proposes-25000-for-school-employees-authorized-to-act-as-armed-guards\/\" title=\"Texas Bill Proposes ,000 for School Employees Authorized to Act as Armed Guards\">mental health training<\/a> for certain district personnel. The bill also increases the state\u2019s authority to compel school districts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-approves-bill-for-armed-guards-at-all-schools\/\" title=\"Texas OKs bill for armed guards in all schools.\">develop active-shooter strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to act,\u201d said Republican Representative Ken King, before the vote was taken. \u201cWe need to prevent the next Uvalde.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senate had removed the requirement for an armed person to be present on every school campus earlier in the session, but the requirement was reenacted during the bargaining process. According to the statute, the required armed individual may also be a peace officer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">school resource officer<\/a>, school marshal, or an employee of the school district.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the bill, who maintained throughout the legislative session that fewer weapons, not more, are the answer to mass shootings, were especially alarmed by the clause. Nevertheless, the House still passed the bill by a surprisingly wide margin of 93\u201349.<\/p>\n<h3>What the Bill Entails<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Posting of armed security officers at every Texas school<\/li>\n<li>Mental health training for certain district personnel<\/li>\n<li>Increased state authority to compel school districts to develop active-shooter strategies<\/li>\n<li>Assessment of advantageous methods of securing campuses every five years by the Texas School Safety Center<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of regional safety teams that would conduct audits on intruder detections at least once every year<\/li>\n<li>Creation of a safety and security department by the Texas Education Agency with the power to order school districts to plan and adhere to effective active-shooter measures<\/li>\n<li>Mandate for school staff who frequently engage with children to complete an \u201cevidence-based mental health first-aid training program\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Semi-annual meetings for sheriffs to talk about school safety and law enforcement\u2019s response to \u201cviolent incidents\u201d in counties with fewer than 350,000 residents<\/li>\n<li>Each district would be obliged to provide the Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies with a tour and map of each campus to reduce confusion while responding to an emergency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To further secure Texas schools, the state would give each school district $15,000 per campus and $10 per student, a figure that many school officials argue is not enough. Additionally, lawmakers have given the TEA around $1.1 billion to administer grants for school safety to the more than 1,000 school districts in the state.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Democrat Senator Rolando Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, said on Sunday that he had voted against the bill over funding concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is sick and twisted that we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-governor-ron-desantis-named-to-times-100-most-influential-people-list\/\" title=\"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Named To Times \u2018100 Most Influential People\u2019 List\">largest budget surplus<\/a> in Texas history and we aren\u2019t doing a damn thing to keep our kids safe,\u201d he said. \u201cWe aren\u2019t doing anything to prevent another Uvalde.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite opposition, Republican Representative Carrie Isaac called the bill \u201ca huge win for the safety of our children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas lawmakers have sent a school safety bill to Governor Greg Abbott, following the Uvalde tragedy last year. 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