Texas HB1340 allows federal law enforcement agents to serve as armed security officers at public schools and permits the chief of school safety and.

Texas HB1340 amends the Education Code to include current or former licensed federal law enforcement agents who are authorized to carry a weapon while on duty as eligible armed security officers at public schools, effective from the 2025-2026 school year. The bill also grants the chief of school safety and security for the Texas Education Agency the authority to carry a weapon on the grounds of any school district or open-enrollment charter school campus or facility if they are a commissioned peace officer or a current or former licensed federal law enforcement agent authorized to carry a.

Texas HB1340 allows federal law enforcement agents to serve as armed security officers at public schools and permits the chief of school safety and.

Texas HB1340 amends the Education Code to include current or former licensed federal law enforcement agents who are authorized to carry a weapon while on duty as eligible armed security officers at public schools, effective from the 2025-2026 school year. The bill also grants the chief of school safety and security for the Texas Education Agency the authority to carry a weapon on the grounds of any school district or open-enrollment charter school campus or facility if they are a commissioned peace officer or a current or former licensed federal law enforcement agent authorized to carry a.