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HB 4361

AN ACT relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of

House Bill Ward Johnson | Howard | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Walle | Simmons
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of

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Bill Text

relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of
emergency notifications at public institutions of higher
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.070 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.070.  COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS.  The
board, in consultation with administrators, faculty, staff, and
students at institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules
regarding standardized procedures for timely issuing emergency
notifications in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act
(20 U.S.C. Section 1092(f)), including emergency alerts through the
system required under Section 51.218.
SECTION 2.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
shall adopt the rules required by Section 61.070, Education Code,
as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of