FACILITIES STANDARDS.
Tex. EDUC Code § 7.061.
in effect(a) In this section, "instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.001 .
(b) The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to ensure that facilities standards for new and existing instructional facilities and other school district and open-enrollment charter school facilities, including construction quality, performance, operational, and other standards related to the safety and security of school facilities, provide a secure and safe environment. In adopting or amending rules under this section, the commissioner shall include the use of best practices for:
(1) the design and construction of new facilities; and
(2) the improvement, renovation, and retrofitting of existing facilities.
(c) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall review all rules adopted or amended under this section and amend the rules as necessary to ensure that facilities standards for school district and open-enrollment charter school facilities continue to provide a secure and safe environment. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center, identify and adopt any changes recommended under Section 37.221 .
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 6, 2019.