SB 209
one-hour online course for school cops on restraining students
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to required training for school district peace officers and school resource officers on limitations on the officers' authority to restrain or otherwise incapacitate certain students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Officers finish within 30 days. Districts report within 60.
The bill orders the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to require school district peace officers and school resource officers to take a one-hour online course on the limits on their power to restrain or incapacitate certain students. It touches those officers, the commission that writes the rules and builds the course, and school districts, which must report whether each officer finished the training. Each officer has to complete the course within 30 days of being assigned to a campus, and the district has to report completion within 60 days.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB209 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to required training for school district peace officers and school resource officers on limitations on the officers' authority to restrain or otherwise incapacitate certain students.
WHAT IT DOES
Officers finish within 30 days. Districts report within 60.
The bill orders the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to require school district peace officers and school resource officers to take a one-hour online course on the limits on their power to restrain or incapacitate certain students. It touches those officers, the commission that writes the rules and builds the course, and school districts, which must report whether each officer finished the training. Each officer has to complete the course within 30 days of being assigned to a campus, and the district has to report completion within 60 days.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101063137.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Law Enforcement
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
LAW ENFORCEMENT, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 339 words
90R2403 JCG-D By: West S.B. No. 209 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to required training for school district peace officers and school resource officers on limitations on the officers' authority to restrain or otherwise incapacitate certain students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1701.2635 to read as follows: Sec. 1701.2635. TRAINING ON USE OF RESTRAINT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. (a) In this section: (1) "School district peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.262. (2) "School resource officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.601. (b) The commission by rule shall require a school district peace officer or a school resource officer to complete a one-hour, online training program on the limitations of peace officers to restrain or otherwise incapacitate certain students, as provided by Section 37.0021(j), Education Code. (c) The rules under Subsection (b) must require an officer to complete the training program not later than the 30th day after the date of the officer's assignment at a campus in the district. (d) The commission shall: (1) establish the training program required by this section as an online and on-demand training program; and (2) require each school district to report, not later than the 60th day after the date of an officer's assignment to a campus in the district, whether the officer has completed the required training program. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the rules required by Section 1701.2635, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, and establish the training program required by that section. SECTION 3. 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, 2027.