Bill > HB1202

This bill modifies existing education code by requiring school districts to provide in-person emergency operations training to all teachers, including substitute and guest teachers, before they begin teaching in a classroom. Specifically, the bill mandates that the required multihazard emergency operations training (which was previously referenced in Subsection (a)(1) of Section 37.108 of the Education Code) must now be conducted in person for every teacher prior to their classroom instruction. The new requirement will take effect with the 2025-2026 school year, and the bill itself becomes effective either immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the necessary immediate-effect votes. The purpose of this bill appears to be ensuring that all teachers, including temporary staff, receive hands-on, in-person training about emergency preparedness and response procedures before working with students.

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