87R659 MEW-D     By: Lucio S.B. No. 893       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authorization of a license holder to carry a   concealed handgun at a school or educational institution.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  The department shall disclose [to a criminal justice   agency] information contained in its files and records regarding   whether a named individual or any individual named in a specified   list is licensed under this subchapter to:                (1)  a criminal justice agency; or                (2)  a school district, open-enrollment charter   school, or private school that requests verification under Section   411.210.          (a-1)  Information on an individual subject to disclosure   under this section includes the individual's name, date of birth,   gender, race, zip code, telephone number, e-mail address, and   Internet website address. Except as otherwise provided by this   section and by Sections [Section] 411.193 and 411.210, all other   records maintained under this subchapter are confidential and are   not subject to mandatory disclosure under the open records law,   Chapter 552.          (c)  The department shall notify a license holder of any   request that is made for information relating to the license holder   under this section and provide the name of the entity [agency]   making the request.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.210 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.210.  VERIFICATION OF LICENSE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT.   (a) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private   school may request verification from the department that a person   holds a valid license to carry a handgun under this subchapter   before authorizing the person to carry a concealed handgun on   school premises, as provided by Section 46.03(a)(1)(A)(i), Penal   Code.          (b)  As soon as practicable after receiving a request under   Subsection (a), the department shall provide at no cost:                (1)  verification that the person holds a valid license   to carry a handgun under this subchapter; or                (2)  notice that the person does not hold a valid   license to carry a handgun under this subchapter.          SECTION 3.  Section 46.03(a), Penal Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally,   knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm,   location-restricted knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in   Section 46.05(a):                (1)  on the physical premises of a school or   educational institution, any grounds or building on which an   activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being   conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or   educational institution, whether the school or educational   institution is public or private, unless:                      (A)  pursuant to written regulations or written   authorization of the school or institution, the person possesses or   goes with:                            (i)  a concealed handgun that the person is   licensed to carry under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;   or                            (ii)  any weapon to which this section   applies, other than a handgun; or                      (B)  the person possesses or goes with a concealed   handgun that the person is licensed to carry under Subchapter H,   Chapter 411, Government Code, and no other weapon to which this   section applies, on the premises of an institution of higher   education or private or independent institution of higher   education, on any grounds or building on which an activity   sponsored by the institution is being conducted, or in a passenger   transportation vehicle of the institution;                (2)  on the premises of a polling place on the day of an   election or while early voting is in progress;                (3)  on the premises of any government court or offices   utilized by the court, unless pursuant to written regulations or   written authorization of the court;                (4)  on the premises of a racetrack;                (5)  in or into a secured area of an airport; or                (6)  within 1,000 feet of premises the location of   which is designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a   place of execution under Article 43.19, Code of Criminal Procedure,   on a day that a sentence of death is set to be imposed on the   designated premises and the person received notice that:                      (A)  going within 1,000 feet of the premises with   a weapon listed under this subsection was prohibited; or                      (B)  possessing a weapon listed under this   subsection within 1,000 feet of the premises was prohibited.          SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.