HB 3656

relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 37.203(a) and (b), Education Code, are
(a)  The center is advised by a board of directors composed
(1)  the attorney general, or the attorney general's
(2)  the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
(3)  the executive director of the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department, or the executive director's designee;
(4)  the commissioner of the Department of State Health
Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(5)  the commissioner of higher education, or the
(6)  the following members appointed by the governor
with the advice and consent of the senate:
(B)  a member of a school district's board of
(C)  an administrator of a public primary school;
(D)  an administrator of a public secondary
(E)  a member of the state parent-teacher
(F)  a teacher from a public primary or secondary
(G)  a public school superintendent who is a
member of the Texas Association of School Administrators;
(H)  a school district police officer or a peace
officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school;
(I)  a professional architect who is registered in
this state and a member of the Texas Society of Architects;
(J)  an administrator of a public junior college;
(K) [(J)]  three members of the public.
(b)  Members of the board appointed under Subsection (a)(6)
serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of the members
described by Subsections (a)(6)(A)-(F) expiring on February 1 of
each odd-numbered year and the terms of the members described by
Subsections (a)(6)(G)-(K)[(J)] expiring on February 1 of each
even-numbered year.  A member may serve more than one term.
SECTION 2.  Not later than February 1, 2026, the governor
shall appoint the new member to the board of directors of the Texas
School Safety Center as required by Section 37.203(a)(6)(J),
Education Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.