Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements.
Bill overview
Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements.
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HB 3142 sources, status methodology and verification
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KeepTXRed summary
HB 3142 was a House-passed proposal to broaden who could serve as a school marshal by allowing qualifying school or junior-college volunteers—including certain veterans, active-duty service members and current, reserve, retired peace officers—to be selected if they met the bill's certification requirements. The Senate did not pass it.
What would change
The proposal would have expanded school-marshal eligibility beyond employees, updated appointment and inactive-status rules for volunteers, allowed but did not require reimbursement of marshal-training costs, and revised parent-notice language to reflect that a marshal could be a volunteer rather than an employee.
Who may be affected
Public and private schools, charter schools, public junior colleges, school employees and volunteers, veterans and service members, peace officers, parents, TCOLE and school governing bodies.
When it would take effect
HB 3142 did not take effect. The House passed it, but the Senate Education K-16 Committee did not produce final Senate passage. The proposal specified September 1, 2025 as its effective date.
Limits and uncertainty
The expanded volunteer school-marshal framework was not enacted through HB 3142. Existing school-marshal licensing, appointment and training rules continue to apply.
Editorial sources and review notes
Official House-engrossed text, analysis, and stages reviewed. House passed; Senate did not.
Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.
Current status
Passed
Referred to Education K-16
Latest official action
Referred to Education K-16
May 19, 2025 · house
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Sponsors
Committee history
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Out of committee
- Education K-16
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Legislative timeline
Referred to Education K-16
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