SB 1174: School Safety Equipment

GENERAL BILL by Calatayud

School Safety Equipment; Revising the purpose of specified grants awarded by the Office of Safe Schools; requiring private schools and public schools, including charter schools, respectively, to have specified safety equipment on each campus of the school; requiring the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Law Enforcement, to establish minimum specifications for such equipment; authorizing schools to use specified funds to meet the requirements of such safety equipment, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/6/2026 09:32 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 671 by Blanco, Rizo School Safety Equipment Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Education Administration Subcommittee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  1001.212	Office of Safe Schools.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1002.42	Private schools.	Page 2 (pdf)
  1006.07	District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Education Pre-K - 12