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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 96.42. Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center;  Certain Duties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section:

(1) "Center" means the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State University--San Marcos.

(2) "Emergency medical services personnel" and "emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Local law enforcement agency" means a political subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or appoint peace officers.

(b) The center shall create a template for use by a local law enforcement agency or emergency medical services provider in evaluating and reporting on the agency's or provider's response to an active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility under Section 418.1873, Government Code.  The center may collaborate with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Department of Public Safety, the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, or the Texas Police Chiefs Association to develop the template.  The template must include:

(1) prompts for reporting on the following items:

(A) a brief description and outcome of the active shooter incident;

(B) a statement of personnel and equipment deployed during the incident;

(C) a cost analysis, including salaries, equipment, and incidentals;

(D) a copy of appropriate incident logs and reports;

(E) any maps, forms, or related documentation used in responding to or evaluating the agency's or provider's response to the incident;

(F) a summary of any deaths or injuries that occurred as a result of the incident;

(G) any information relating to the status of criminal investigations and subsequent prosecutions arising out of the incident;  and

(H) a final evaluation, including:

(i) conclusions relating to the agency's or provider's response to the incident;

(ii) problems encountered during the response regarding personnel, equipment, resources, or multiagency response;

(iii) suggestions for revising policy, such as improving training and equipment;  and

(iv) any additional considerations that would improve the agency's or provider's response to active shooter incidents at primary or secondary school facilities in the future;  and

(2) any other content the center considers appropriate.

(c) The center shall develop a training program for peace officers and emergency medical services personnel for responding to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities as required by Section 418.1877(b), Government Code.  In developing the training program, the center:

(1) shall incorporate, if available, the findings of at least one final report submitted under Section 418.1873, Government Code, regarding a local law enforcement agency's or emergency medical services provider's response to an active shooter incident at a primary or secondary school facility;  and

(2) may collaborate with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the Department of Public Safety, or the Department of State Health Services.

(d) In developing the training program under Subsection (c), if a report described by Subsection (c)(1) is not immediately available, the center shall update the training program as soon as a report described by that subdivision becomes available to incorporate the report's findings.

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