88R21053 GCB-D     By: Hefner H.B. No. 3623       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a memorandum of understanding between public or private   primary or secondary schools authorizing a school marshal of one   school to act as a school marshal at the other school during an   event at which both schools participate.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.08131 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.08131.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PUBLIC   AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS REGARDING SCHOOL MARSHALS.  (a)  In this   section, "public or private primary or secondary school" means a   school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private   school.          (b)  A public or private primary or secondary school may   enter into a memorandum of understanding with another public or   private primary or secondary school under which a school marshal   appointed to a campus of the school may temporarily act as a school   marshal at a campus of the other school for the duration of an event   occurring at the campus of the other school at which both schools   are participating. The memorandum of understanding must comply   with the requirements for written regulations under Section 37.0811   or 37.0813, as applicable, and may be used to satisfy the   requirement for written regulations or written authorization under   Section 46.03(a)(1), Penal Code, to allow that school marshal to   carry a firearm on the premises of the public or private primary or   secondary school at which the event occurs.          SECTION 2.  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, 2023.