HBA-KSM H.B. 448 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 448 By: Pitts Public Education 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the principal of a public school is not required to handle a student's threats to harm another or cause property damage that is likely to result in bodily harm in any specific manner. H.B. 448 requires the principal or principal's designee who becomes aware of a student's threat to cause serious bodily injury or property damage likely to result in serious bodily injury, to notify local law enforcement officers, the student's parents, and depending on the student's age, either the juvenile probation department or the local Department of Protective and Regulatory Services office, within six hours from the time the principal becomes aware of the threat. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends the heading to Section 37.015, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 37.015. New Title: REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONS: LIABILITY. SECTION 2. Amends Section 37.015, Education Code, by adding Subsection (g), as follows: (g) Requires a principal or the principal's designee who becomes aware of a student's threat to cause serious bodily injury or property damage likely to result in serious bodily injury, when required by Subsection (a), to notify local law enforcement officers, the student's parents, and depending on the student's age, either the juvenile probation department or the local Department of Protective and Regulatory Services office, within six hours from the time the principal becomes aware of the threat. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.