HB 4361
AN ACT relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of
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
Subject Areas
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.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Safety and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of
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