In accordance with Local Government Code, Chapter 85.024, as amended in the 89th Legislative Session,
the
sheriffs of a county in which a public school is located shall call and conduct an annual meeting. Counties with a
total population of less than 350,000 in which a public school is located shall call and conduct a meeting at least
twice each calendar year, not less than three months apart.
Required Meeting Topics
The following shall be discussed:
school safety
coordinated law enforcement response to school violence incidents
law enforcement agency capabilities
available resources
emergency radio interoperability
chain of command planning
each public school's multi-hazard emergency operations plan, including a discussion and analysis of how the
school's multi-hazard emergency operations plan would be implemented in an emergency situation
other related subjects proposed by a person in attendance at the meeting
Required Meeting Attendance
In a county with a population of less than 350,000, the following persons shall
attend:
the sheriff or the sheriff's designee
the police chief of a municipal police department in the county or the police chief's designee
each elected constable in the county or the constable's designee
each police chief of a school district's police department or school district security coordinator from each
school district located in the county
a representative of the Department of Public Safety assigned to the county
a representative of each other state agency with commissioned peace officers assigned to the county
a person appointed to a command staff position at an emergency medical service in the county
a person appointed to a command staff position at a municipal emergency medical service in the county
a person appointed to a command staff position at a fire department in the county
the superintendent or the superintendent's designee of each school district located in the county
the person who serves the function of superintendent, or that person's designee, in each open-enrollment
charter
school located in the county
a representative of the Texas Division of Emergency Management
any other person the sheriff considers appropriate
In a county with a population of 350,000 or more, the following persons shall
attend:
For each school district in the county, either:
the police chief of the district's police department, or the chief's designee
if the district contracts with another political subdivision for law enforcement services, the chief
administrative officer of the law enforcement agency providing law enforcement services to the district, or
the officer's designee
the superintendent of each school district located in the county
any other person the sheriff considers appropriate